Tag: probe
Solar Orbiter space probe films comet Leonard’s journey through the Solar System
Magnificent images of the brightest comet of the year passing by the Solar Orbiter as it cruises through the Inner Solar System. You will also be interested We have the…
Gravitational assistance: what is it?
Gravitational assistance is a technique using the attraction of planets to give extra speed to an interplanetary probe. We also speak of the gravitational sling effect. This technique is now…
A first in history! NASA’s spacecraft Parker Solar Probe ‘touched’ the Sun
According to the news on NASA’s website, a spacecraft has come so close to the Sun for the first time in history, with the Parker Solar Probe flying through the…
Mars: chatting between the Mars Express probe and the Chinese rover Zhurong
A first communication and data transfer test was successfully carried out between the Chinese rover on the surface of Mars and the ESA Mars Express probe in orbit. You will…