solar orbiter
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Physicists Get a Unique View of a Destroyed Comet
When C/2019 Y4 ATLAS fragmented in April 2020, many were dismayed at the loss of what would’ve been the brightest comet since the 1997 passing of Hale-Bopp. But NASA and the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter just flew near what’s left of ATLAS, giving scientists a rare look at what happens to a comet’s tail…
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Solar Orbiter Is About to Reach the Far Side of the Sun
Few 1-year-olds are as intrepid explorers as NASA and the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter. The space probe is already 222 million kilometres from Earth and is about to take baby’s first trip behind the Sun.
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The Solar Orbiter Has Entered a Thrilling New Phase of Its Journey to the Sun
The Solar Orbiter project, a collaboration between the European Space Agency and NASA, has begun a critical new stage of the mission after the probe’s first close encounter with the Sun.