Hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light during a flyby of the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe once again dived deep into the Sun’s atmosphere, matching its own record for speed and proximity.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is set for another close brush with the sun, reaching record speeds of 430,000 mph as it flies ...

A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through the sizzling ...

Operators follow a 25-year rule: at this point, a satellite’s mission is deemed to have ended and it is lowered into the atmosphere where gravity and friction kicks in. While this helps clear space, ...

How Do Satellites Re-Enter Earth’s Atmosphere? When satellites like Starlink reach the end of their operational life, they are designed to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere to prevent space debris ...

Incredible Views Of SpaceX Starship Re-Entering Earth's Atmosphere. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX readies launch to rescue two astronauts — here is how it played out Winter Storm Hauls Snow, High Winds ...

The next attempt, planned for March 10, was scrubbed due to poor weather and an undisclosed issue with one of the spacecraft ... understand how the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, turns ...

That's a relatively long time, but Petro is confident that LRO's battery can keep the spacecraft alive. "Before entering the eclipse, we will have charged the battery to its maximum capacity," he ...

The Q400s, sourced from an unnamed international carrier, began entering service from the end of last year, with the first – VH-84A – taking flight in December.

It resulted in the spacecraft debris re-entering the atmosphere. Video shared to CBS12 News shows the spacecraft, which looks like falling meteors, falling from the sky. Another video captured in ...