Tag: Deep Space Mission
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How Solar Storms Could Threaten the First Astronauts on Mars
Introduction: A Hidden Hazard on the Red Planet As humanity eyes crewed missions to Mars, a silent but formidable threat looms: solar storms. Driven by the Sun’s activity, these bursts of charged particles and radiation could expose astronauts on the Martian surface to levels far beyond what we experience on Earth. Unlike our planet, Mars…
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Tianwen 2 selfie with Earth as it heads to asteroid Kamo’oalewa
Tianwen 2 selfie: a milestone in deep-space exploration China’s Tianwen 2 mission released a striking image on Oct. 1, showing the spacecraft in deep space taking a selfie with Earth in the background. The distant blue-white world shines about 26.5 million miles (43 million km) away, a reminder of how far robotic explorers travel to…
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China’s Tianwen-2 Sends a Deep-Space Selfie with Earth
Tianwen-2 Captures a Selfie in Deep Space Beijing — The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released a striking image from its Tianwen-2 mission, showing the probe’s robotic arm-mounted camera with Earth glowing in the distant background. The foreground features the probe’s own hardware, including the white return capsule and a small Chinese flag, providing a…
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Tianwen-2 Earth Selfie: China’s Deep-Space Milestone
A Bold Step in China’s Asteroid Sample-Return Mission China’s space program has taken another dramatic step forward with a new image from the Tianwen-2 mission. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released a striking selfie that pairs the probe with Earth, captured by a monitoring camera mounted on the probe’s robotic arm. The photo highlights…