Space Time-Lapse Of Comet 96P Flyby The Sun In Epic SOHO Spacecraft Posted: February 18, 2025 | Last updated: February 18, 2025 The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.

The sun might burn the comet up, making us the first, last, and only humans to ever see it. But if the ball of space ice survives its fiery flyby, it will reappear in the Southern Hemisphere at ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has its next target in its sights: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson. Currently 45 million miles (70 million kilometers) ...

The document builds on the academies' decadal survey, outlining recommended missions for NASA's next New Frontiers program.

The flyby of Comet Siding Spring on planet Mars impacted the magnetic field of the Red Planet. The disruptions continued for several hours after the comet's departure.

The flyby is a gravity assist that will save the spacecraft fuel as it prepares to land on the moon. The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace is ready for a flyby of ...

The findings, published in The Astrophysical Journal, are based on data captured by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta mission during its two-year close flyby and observation of the comet ...

The mission will carry out several tasks in a single launch, including a flyby of asteroid 2016 HO3, sample collection, return and main-belt comet 311P flyby exploration. The launch facility is ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ... The Parker Solar Probe achieved the closest-ever sun flyby on Christmas Eve, reaching within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface and travelling at 430,000 miles ...