The U.S. military's X-37B space plane is about to begin a series of novel maneuvers, according to a rare official update on ...
NASA/Matthew Dominick NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this timelapse photo of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) ...
The X-37B will execute aerobraking to change its orbit around Earth and safely dispose of its service module components.
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The spacecraft succeeded where many had failed, peering Venus’ suffocating clouds to showing us the planet’s face for the ...
B’s service module, used to carry experimental payloads and scientific instruments, will be jettisoned during the aerobraking process ...
Comet C/2023 A3 Tschinshan-ATLAS will be at its closest point to Earth, 44 million miles, on Saturday, and should be visible ...
The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is about to test a series of novel maneuvers high above the Earth.
During the “aerobraking”, the Boeing-made vehicle will use the drag of Earth’s atmosphere to slow it down, reducing its energy while only expending minimal fuel. It will then jettison its service ...
The first dedicated spacecraft to explore Europa, the mission will investigate the potential habitability of the moon's ...
It is highly suspected that Europa is in the right place to support ... When it does reach the destination, it will orbit Jupiter and preform 49 close approaches to Europa − this is where the name ...