Tag: JUICE
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European Mars Orbiter Spies Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Zooming Past Red Planet
Overview: A Rare Interstellar Visitor Near Mars In a remarkable observational feat, a European Mars orbiter recorded imagery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it whizzed past Mars on October 3. The flyby brought the comet to within about 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) of the Red Planet, providing scientists with a rare chance…
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ESA Opens New Deep Space Antenna in New Norcia, Australia, Boosting Europe’s Space Data Capabilities
ESA inaugurates a new milestone in deep-space communication The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially inaugurated its latest deep-space antenna at New Norcia, Western Australia, a strategic installation designed to meet Europe’s growing demand for high-volume data from distant missions. Located about 115 km north of Perth, the New Norcia 3 antenna is part of…
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ESA Inaugurates Deep Space Antenna in Australia to Boost Global Space Connectivity
ESA Opens New Norcia Deep Space Antenna to Strengthen Global Communications The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially inaugurated the New Norcia 3 deep space antenna in Western Australia, marking a significant milestone in long-distance spacecraft communications. Located about 115 km north of Perth, the antenna is the fourth in the ESA’s Estrack network and…
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ESA repurposes Mars and Jupiter missions to study interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
ESA repurposes Mars and Jupiter missions to study interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS The European Space Agency (ESA) is expanding the utility of its planetary missions by repurposing assets from Mars and Jupiter programs to monitor the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it hurtles through the inner solar system. Discovered in July 2025 by Chile’s ATLAS survey, 3I/ATLAS…
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ESA Recycles Mars and Jupiter Missions to Track Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
ESA Turns Mars and Jupiter Missions toward 3I/ATLAS The European Space Agency (ESA) is repurposing a fleet of its planetary missions to monitor the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it speeds through the inner solar system. First spotted in July 2025 by Chile’s ATLAS telescope, 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed interstellar object, distinguished by its…
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ESA Repurposes Mars/Jupiter Probes to Track Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
ESA to Repurpose Mars and Jupiter Missions for 3I/ATLAS Observation The European Space Agency (ESA) is adapting its existing fleet of Mars and Jupiter mission spacecraft to observe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it travels through our solar system. The plan leverages the near-identical orbits and complementary vantage points of Mars Express, the ExoMars Trace Gas…
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ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia: New Norcia 3 opens new era for Europe-Australia space cooperation
ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia: New Norcia 3 opens new era for Europe-Australia space cooperation The European Space Agency (ESA) formally inaugurated its newest deep-space antenna, New Norcia 3, at the New Norcia site in Western Australia, about 115 km north of Perth. This state-of-the-art facility is a strategic addition to ESA’s Estrack…
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ESA inaugurates New Norcia 3: Australia’s new deep-space link
ESA inaugurates New Norcia 3, a milestone in deep-space communication The European Space Agency (ESA) marked a significant expansion of its deep-space communication network with the inauguration of the New Norcia 3 antenna in Western Australia. Located in New Norcia, about 115 kilometres north of Perth, the facility is set to meet rapidly growing data-download…
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ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia
ESA inaugurates a new milestone in space communications with New Norcia 3 In a ceremony on 4 October, the European Space Agency (ESA) officially inaugurated the New Norcia 3 deep space antenna in Western Australia, marking a significant step in meeting Europe’s growing demand for high-volume data from space missions. Located in New Norcia, about…
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ESA Opens Second Deep Space Antenna in New Norcia, Western Australia
Europe’s Deep-Space Gateway Expands in Australia The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially opened its second deep space antenna at New Norcia, a tiny monastic town about 120 kilometres north of Perth in Western Australia. This site-friendly installation—New Norcia 3 (NNO-3)—is the second antenna at the town’s ESA complex and marks the 40-metre-tall, 700-tonne addition…