NASA’s Parker Solar Probe: The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Just Skimmed the Sun at 430,000 MPH
NASA's Parker Solar Probe just screamed past the Sun for the 23rd time, once again matching its own records for closest ...
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This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system
"We're trying to encounter an astronomical object that streaks through our solar system just once and we don’t want to miss the opportunity." ...
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X-rays, mushrooms and more: The science riding on SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission around Earth's poles
The Fram2 crew will be the first people to observe the polar regions from low Earth orbit, and they'll work on experiments ...
NASA’s Spacecraft That Touched the Sun Just Won Aerospace’s Biggest Prize
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe team won the 2024 Collier Trophy for boldly venturing into the Sun’s atmosphere. With revolutionary ...
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SpaceX Astronauts Will Try Growing the First Mushrooms in Space on Upcoming Fram2 Mission Over Earth’s Poles
Described as the “perfect space crop,” the nutritious and ready-to-eat fungus could be a key stepping stone toward fueling ...
Orbiting Earth's Poles: SpaceX astronaut mission, Fram2, to launch Monday night from KSC
A SpaceX astronaut mission like no other will lift off from Kennedy Space Center on Monday night. Here's what to know.
Scientists Scan Mysterious Planet as It Drifts Through Space
A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in ...
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ENISA Probes Space Threat Landscape in New Report
The EU’s leading cybersecurity agency has published a detailed new report outlining the threat landscape and recommended steps to mitigate the most acute risks in the space sector. ENISA argued in its ...
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Parker Solar Probe team wins prestigious Collier Trophy
On Dec. 24, 2024, Parker Solar Probe passed deep within the sun's corona, just 3.8 million miles above the sun's surface and at a top speed of close to 430,000 mph, ushering in a new era of scientific ...
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‘Star Wars’ holds clues to making speedier spacecraft in the real world
Engineers are exploring propulsion methods that could enable longer-distance travel ...
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films and data from space probes to Earth using light. But in order for the signals to reach all the way and not ... One of the Fastest-Spinning Stars in the Universe Oct. 30, 2024 — New ...
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Space and Astronomy
After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on. By Katrina Miller The James Webb Space Telescope identified the lights ...