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NASA sent two wooden capsules to the Moon in 1962, but they missed and may still be orbiting the Sun todayNASA’s Ranger 3 and Ranger 5 carried seismometer capsules inside 65-centimetre balsa-wood spheres meant to survive a Moon impact. Both miss...- NASA's 12-foot-wide satellite lost its radio signal in space; scientists still got the data they neededA sphere launched by NASA in 1961 named Explorer 9 was made to measure how dense the air is above the Earth. Its radio beacon did not work,...
- Japan launches spacecraft on mission to bring Mars moon samples to EarthJapan has successfully launched an uncrewed spacecraft aimed at collecting samples from the Martian moon Phobos. The spacecraft, part of th...
- Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samplesFive of the world’s space agencies joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a robotic prospector plus a rover on P...
- Japan to launch world-first mission to moon of MarsJapanese scientists will launch the Martian Moons eXploration probe from Tanegashima Space Center, targeting Mars's moon Phobos. The spacec...
- Because a hailstorm ruined his family’s 15 acres of oats, he couldn’t afford college; in less than two years, Illinois-born self-taught astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered PlutoClyde Tombaugh, after enduring financial trouble following a damaging hailstorm, sparked his passion for astronomy in 1928. He crafted a te...
- One solar eruption raced at 645 km/sec, another crawled at 145 km/sec: Bengaluru scientists uncover new clues about the SunA Bengaluru research team combined observations from India's Aditya-L1 and Europe's Proba-3 to study two solar eruptions. One CME travelled...
- US startup plans to sell sunlight at night with help from India's Skyroot AerospaceReflect Orbital is revolutionizing nighttime visibility by launching satellites to deliver on-demand sunlight. In collaboration with Skyroo...
- In 2021, a spacecraft was launched to explore a special group of asteroids within our solar system. Six years later, it will make its next flybyNASA’s Lucy mission will study 11 asteroids during its 12-year journey. It has already visited two main-belt targets and will next visit Eu...
- In 2023, a spacecraft was launched to explore the largest planet in our solar system and its icy moons in depth. Eight years later, it will finally reach its targetESA’s JUICE mission will study Jupiter, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. The spacecraft will examine their oceans, geology, magnetic fields a...
- SpaceX Starship Flight 14: When and where to watch historic launch, 3 major firsts including Starlink V3 debutSpaceX's Starship Flight 14 is set to attempt orbital insertion and deploy next-generation Starlink V3 satellites. The mission will also in...
- TakeMe2Space to launch orbital computing satellite on SpaceX rocketIndian space startup TakeMe2Space plans to launch what it describes as the country's first orbital computing satellite aboard a SpaceX rock...
- The Great Southern Comet came within 446,000 miles of the Sun — scientists explain how close an object can get and surviveAstronomical objects can approach the Sun, with some comets and asteroids traveling remarkably close and surviving. Mercury, despite being ...
- Astronomers just spotted an “Impossible” planet: Elias 2-24 b is the youngest known planet, and its Jupiter-sized growth could challenge planet formation modelsElias 2-24 b is young enough that astronomers are seeing it before its planetary neighborhood has finished taking shape. Yet the planet is ...
- In 1993, Russia reflected sunlight from space. Now, a California startup wants to turn the night sky into a marketplace for on-demand sunlight from orbitA California startup is developing satellites that could redirect sunlight to Earth after sunset, creating what it calls “sunlight on deman...
- NASA discovers Colosseum-sized Moon crater from once-in-132-year impactScientists found a large lunar crater from a recent impact event. This massive hole, larger than the Roman Colosseum, was initially undetec...
- In 1962, the US detonated a 1.4-megaton nuclear bomb in space that knocked out streetlights and triggered burglar alarms in Hawaii. 64 years later, it says weapons are already in orbitThe United States has acknowledged its possession of orbital space-control weapons, a declaration echoing a 1962 nuclear test that generate...
- In 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts with interstellar spaceIn 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts wit...
- Mercury may have shrunk 30% more than previously believed, new study says; planet’s radius may have decreased by 7.2 milesRecent studies indicate that Mercury has shrunk more than scientists previously realized. The presence of impact debris has hindered the vi...
- 8 years, 10 billion km, one shot: The spacecraft racing toward Mercury faces its trickiest hour yetA spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes will complete an eight-year journey to arrive at Mercury on Thursday, while still facing...
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