Here’s how it works. ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is ultimately headed for the Jovian system, but on Aug. 20, it took a quick look at Earth. The spacecraft returned some very ...
Two years ago, the European Space Agency's probe was launched to examine the progress of the so-called Earth defense experiment, which changes the orbit of an asteroid by colliding a spacecraft ...
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, used by NASA in June to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station, has returned to Earth without its crew. It made a safe, controlled, autonomous re ...
What he saw gave him chills. The goal was to capture rare information on how, and when, such a spacecraft breaks up in Earth's atmosphere as it encounters intense friction and heat. "Throughout ...
China's secret unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth after an eight-month mission. The details surrounding the spacecraft, even its name, are unclear. Experts monitored its activities, saying it ...
In May 2024, a geomagnetic storm hit Earth, sending auroras across the planet’s skies in a once-in-a-generation light display.
Nasa has successfully sent a laser signal about 290 million miles, smashing previous records and potentially transforming our ...