The European Space Agency (ESA)’s BepiColombo mission has made another flyby of Mercury, capturing fascinating images of this lesser-studied inner planet. On January 8, 2025, the spacecraft made its ...

One of the many advantages of being in space is having a front-row seat to the most anticipated cosmic events.

Carlo Rovelli’s theories challenge time as fundamental, proposing it’s an illusion arising from entropy and causal events, ...

Discover the most exciting space events and missions in 2025, from meteor showers to groundbreaking lunar explorations and ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is operating normally and remains on schedule for a record-setting close encounter with the Sun on ...

The solar probe's swooping trajectory around the sun would not be possible without a series of Venus gravity assist flybys. Over its lifetime, the probe will use seven Venus flybys to gradually ...

The spacecraft’s heat shield endures temperatures of nearly 2,000°F, unlocking insights into the sun’s solar wind. Using Venus gravity assists, Parker inches closer to the sun, revolutionizing solar ...

Launched in 2018, the spacecraft has utilised Venus flybys to perfect its orbit, enabling this historic feat. With advanced technology, it endures extreme temperatures, gathering critical data ...

Using Venus’s gravity to reach the sun To achieve its record-breaking proximity to the sun, the spacecraft uses an innovative strategy involving Venus’s gravity. During its mission, the Parker Solar ...

Its very wide field of view extends from 13° away from the center of the Sun to 108° from the Sun. But WISPR has seen much more than the solar wind. During Parker's first Venus gravity assist, on a ...

The Parker Solar Probe broke its record by flying closer to the sun than ever before, reaching a distance of just 3.8 million ...