fromWIRED3 months agoOMG scienceCheck Out These Extraordinary New Images of MercuryBepiColombo spacecraft executed its sixth flyby of Mercury, setting the stage for future scientific research by 2027.
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fromWIRED3 months agoOMG scienceCheck Out These Extraordinary New Images of MercuryBepiColombo spacecraft executed its sixth flyby of Mercury, setting the stage for future scientific research by 2027.
fromTheregister8 months agoScienceBepiColombo thrusters are acting up, but science marches onBepiColombo will flyby Mercury closer than originally planned due to thruster issues, delaying arrival until November 2026.
fromTheregister4 months agoScienceJapan's Astroscale got within 15m of its space junk targetAstroscale achieved the closest approach to space junk by a commercial operator, marking a significant milestone in active debris removal efforts.
fromwww.dw.com5 months agoScienceJapan's space agency aborts Epsilon S rocket test after fire DW 11/26/2024A fire during a JAXA rocket test indicates mounting challenges for Japan's space program.
OMG sciencefromTheregister8 months agoJapan ends SLIM moon lander missionJAXA's SLIM mission ended, but it exceeded expectations by collecting data and surviving multiple lunar nights despite initial challenges.