Solar Orbiter ready for close encounter with Venus
The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with ...
After flyby of Venus: Solar Orbiter leaves orbital plane of the solar system
Once again, the Solar Orbiter has flown close to Venus. This time, however, the probe was deflected in such a way that it is ...
Space on MSN5d
Watch A 'Solar Snake' Slither Across The Sun In Orbiter View
ESA's Solar Orbiter captured a "tube of cooler atmospheric gases snaking its way through the Sun’s magnetic field," according ...
POWER Magazine5d
Space-Based Solar Power: The Future of 24/7 Clean Energy Generation
Imagine a field of solar panels floating silently in the endless day of Earth’s orbit. Unlike their terrestrial cousins, this ...
Massive Solar Storm Unleashes Mysterious New Radiation Belts
A fierce solar storm in May 2024 did more than disrupt GPS — it created two new radiation belts. A revived CubeSat captured ...
Oort cloud resembles a galaxy, new study finds
A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests.
Space on MSN20h
Swimming robots, fusion satellites and more! New NASA-funded studies could someday 'change the possible'
"From developing small robots that could swim through the oceans of other worlds to growing space habitats from fungi, this ...
These 7 NASA-discovered exoplanets will leave you speechless
NASA has officially confirmed over 5,000 exoplanets. These worlds include icy, rocky, and gas planets with unique ...
Outlook Business6d
China’s Space Solar Power Mission: Can Such Ambitions Usher in a New Era of Renewables?
The solar power station will collect energy from the sun through its components lofted to a geostationary orbit above Earth ...