Spacecraft makes final flyby of smallest planet in solar system
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the joint Mercury mission in 2018. The ...
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New photos show the volcanic plains of Mercury after a spacecraft fly-by
The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury's surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.
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Spacecraft captures incredible images on final flyby of Mercury
A spacecraft making its final flyby of Mercury has captured incredible images. BepiColombo spacecraft made its sixth pass of ...
Space calendar 2025: Here are the moments you won't want to miss
Here's a round-up of space missions and cosmic events just around the bend in 2025. Several companies will attempt moon ...
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Nasa spacecraft gets within 3,800,000 miles of the sun for the first time ever
Dr Fox added: ‘I will worry about the spacecraft. But we really have designed it to withstand all of these brutal, brutal conditions. It’s a tough, tough little spacecraft.’ ...
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NASA Spacecraft ‘Touches Sun’ In Defining Moment For Humankind
Artist’s concept of Parker Solar Probe. On Tuesday, Dec. 24, NASA's Parker Solar Probe got to within ... [+] just 3.86 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun's surface. NASA’s ...
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The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Heads for Its Close-Up With the Sun
On Dec. 24 at 6:53 a.m. Eastern time, the Parker Solar Probe, a NASA spacecraft, will pass within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface, more than seven times closer than any previous mission has.
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SpaceX launches Space Force GPS satellite into orbit during Monday liftoff from Cape Canaveral
After nearby rainfall swept westward off Cape Canaveral, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminated the Monday night darkness at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, launching and lifting a Lockheed ...
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BepiColombo spacecraft flies by Mercury, sees volcanic plain and impact craters
BepiColombo just imaged Mercury in a whole new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise. On the spacecraft's fifth flyby of Mercury earlier this month (out of a planned six flybys) BepiColombo ...
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Boeing Starliner astronauts could spend nearly 300 days stuck in space — is that a new record?
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will spend at least nine consecutive months aboard the International Space Station after their Boeing Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth empty.
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Astronauts who flew to space aboard Starliner face additional delay
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA has announced ...