Nasa spacecraft gets within 3,800,000 miles of the sun for the first time ever
Nasa have made history after their Parker Solar aircraft survived the closest-ever approach to the Sun. The aircraft has ...
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An Earth-Rocking Cosmic Explosion Turns 20
Twenty years ago today a magnetar’s epic tantrum made our planet ring like a bell from tens of thousands of light-years away ...
Nasa issues major update on spacecraft which attempted closest-ever approach to Sun
The Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface travelling at 430,000 miles per hour, according to ...
With space junk clouding Earth’s orbit, are we barreling toward ‘Kessler Syndrome’?
The concept known as “Kessler Syndrome” was proposed nearly five decades ago. Experts weigh in on whether the space-based disaster scenario is already unfolding.