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Europa Clipper spacecraft snaps cool thermal images of Mars
NASA scientists recently used Europa Clipper’s instruments to take readings of Mars, as the spacecraft was passing within ...
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Spacecraft can ‘brake’ in space using drag
An aerospace engineer explains why NASA, Space Force and other agencies are using or testing aerobraking for more ...
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How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat'
An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during their ...
A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week
A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...
Out-of-control spacecraft that could've hit the UK has 'probably crashed' now but no one knows where
A chunk of a spacecraft that was coming back down to the ground has 'probably crashed' by now, but no one knows exactly where ...
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US Space Force test fires thrusters for moon surveillance spacecraft
The Oracle-M spacecraft are specifically designed to track objects in cislunar space, the vast region between Earth and the ...