Parker Solar Probe to make a Christmas Eve skim of the SunNASA's Parker Solar Probe will approach the Sun on Christmas Eve, making history by flying closer than any previous human-made object.The probe's heat shield allows it to withstand extreme temperatures while studying the solar corona.
NASA will proceed with final preps to launch Europa Clipper next monthNASA's Europa Clipper mission will proceed as scheduled after testing confirmed transistors can withstand Jupiter's radiation.
Parker Solar Probe to make a Christmas Eve skim of the SunNASA's Parker Solar Probe will approach the Sun on Christmas Eve, making history by flying closer than any previous human-made object.The probe's heat shield allows it to withstand extreme temperatures while studying the solar corona.
NASA will proceed with final preps to launch Europa Clipper next monthNASA's Europa Clipper mission will proceed as scheduled after testing confirmed transistors can withstand Jupiter's radiation.
ESA spending 17M on spacecraft to watch it go up in flamesESA's DRACO mission aims to understand spacecraft re-entry destruction processes through a contracted spacecraft that intentionally burns up upon re-entry.