Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t try to look for it
Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup.
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NASA's solar sailing spacecraft is tumbling – but that's part of the plan
The first probe to use solar radiation pressure as a major means for orientation during flight was NASA's 1970s-era Mariner 10, which caught sunlight on its solar panels and high-gain antenna.
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SpaceX Crew-10 successfully docks at International Space Station, paving way for stranded NASA astronauts’ return to Earth
SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday morning, setting the stage to finally retrieve the two NASA astronauts who have been stuck in orbit for ...
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Checking Up On Earth’s Sister Planet: NASA’s Upcoming Venus Missions
Venus (true color & enhanced contrast) as seen by the Mariner 10 spacecraft in 1974. (Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Exactly why Venus has such a dense atmosphere is also unknown. Its atmosphere ...
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How a Simple Missing Hyphen Cost NASA $18.5M: The Mariner 1 Code Disaster
One of history’s most infamous coding mistakes—an absent hyphen—led to the destruction of NASA’s Mariner 1 spacecraft just moments after launch, costing the agency a staggering $18.5 million.