2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do
Europe’s BepiColombo finally closes in on Mercury after eight years, opening a new phase of close‑up science.
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Europe’s BepiColombo finally closes in on Mercury after eight years, opening a new phase of close‑up science.
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Researchers are testing a new magnetic braking system designed to help spacecraft survive high-speed reentry.
17 spacecraft have detected a new type of solar eruption that could change how we forecast space weather
NASA's attempt to rescue a falling space telescope has failed, despite a last-ditch effort by a Flagstaff company.
NASA's Swift Observatory is back online after a software fix corrected a mission-threatening spin.
NASA's Voyager 2 probe, launched in 1977, has been given a new lease on life, extending its mission despite being 21.37 billion kilometers from Earth
Voyager 2, launched in 1977, has just cheated death again, but for how long?
China is developing a high-speed spacecraft to intercept and deflect asteroids.
A Chinese spacecraft has reached a mysterious object described as Earth's 'mini moon' and the smallest object ever visited by humans.