India becomes just fourth country to dock satellites in orbit
India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully docked a pair of satellites, making the nation the fourth to ...
ESA Uses Solar Orbiter to Turn Solar Flares into Sound, Offering New Insights
ESA’s Solar Orbiter transforms solar flares into sound New way to study solar activity via audio and visuals Solar maximum ...
Legendary Gaia Spacecraft Maps Entire Galaxy, Promptly Retires
The intrepid mapping mission has collected more than three trillion observations that'll change the way we see our neck of ...
Proba-3 becomes two: Satellites successfully separate
Last night, a crucial step in the European Space Agency's eclipse-making Proba-3 mission was completed: the two spacecraft, ...
Solar Orbiter Unveils the Sun in Unprecedented Detail
The ESA Solar Orbiter has provided a stunning new look at the Sun by combining 25 high-resolution images. This mosaic offers a detailed view of the solar surface, including sunspots and granules, ...
In Photos: See Mercury’s Craters In Rare Close-Ups After Final Flyby
The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back three images of Mercury after a brief flyby of the planet on Jan. 8, 2025.
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Spacecraft captures high-def images of Mercury during very close flyby
A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...
Scientists explain why BepiColombo’s mission to Mercury is so tricky
Reaching Mercury is such a challenge because “the gravitational pull of the Sun is very strong near Mercury, which makes it ...
Stunning Close-Up Images Reveal Mercury’s Icy Craters and Volcanic Plains
In a thrilling close approach, the BepiColombo mission captured its final, stunning images of Mercury before its orbit ...
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Stunning close-up views of scorching hot Mercury may surprisingly reveal ice in its craters
ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission recently completed its last flyby of Mercury, revealing stunning details about the ...
ESA research allows us to see and hear three years of solar fireworks
The agency has released an audio-visual representation of solar activity over the last three years, pulling data from its ...
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Scientists turn 3 years' worth of solar flares into audible sound (video)
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an audio-visual representation of solar activity over the last three years, ...