Tag: Psyche mission
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Electric Propulsion Redefines Deep Space Travel
A New Era in Space Propulsion Electric propulsion is rapidly reshaping how humans plan, execute, and dream about deep space exploration. Unlike traditional chemical rockets that rely on rapid fuel combustion, electric propulsion uses electrical energy to accelerate propellant to very high speeds, offering a path to greater efficiency and longer-duration missions. By converting electricity…
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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 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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3I/ATLAS: How Mars and Jupiter Probes Are Studying the Interstellar Comet
Interstellar visitor arrives: 3I/ATLAS in our planetary backyard The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has captured the attention of planetary scientists as it barrels through the inner solar system. First spotted in July 2025 by an ATLAS telescope in Chile, the object became only the third known interstellar traveler to visit our cosmic neighborhood. Its extrasolar origin…
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Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS to be studied by Mars and Jupiter probes this month
Overview: A Rare Interstellar Visitor in Our Solar System The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has captured the attention of space agencies around the world as it speeds through our solar system. First spotted in July 2025 by the ATLAS telescope in Chile, 3I/ATLAS is only the third known interstellar object to pass through our cosmic neighborhood.…
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Heads Toward Perihelion with Multi-Mission Watch
Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS sparks a coordinated, multi-mission observing campaign The skies over our solar system are briefly hosting a visitor from beyond. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was first spotted in July 2025 by the ATLAS telescope network in Chile, marking it as the third known object from outside our solar neighborhood to sail through the inner…
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NASA Psyche Delivers Infrared Laser Message From 494 Million Kilometers
Psyche’s Record-Breaking Laser Message Reaches Earth In December 2024, NASA’s Psyche mission achieved a milestone that science fiction has long whispered about: an infrared laser message transmitted from the distant reaches of our solar system and received on Earth. The one-way signal traveled roughly 494 million kilometers (about 307 million miles), a distance that tests…
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Earth Receives Final NASA Psyche Laser Message From 494 Million Kilometers Away
NASA’s Psyche Mission Breaks a New Frontier in Space Communications In December 2024, NASA’s Psyche mission achieved a landmark feat by beaming a final infrared laser message back to Earth from a staggering 494 million kilometers (307 million miles) away. This latest transmission represents a watershed moment for space communications, signaling that optical, laser-based links…
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Earth Receives Final NASA Laser Message From Psyche at Record Deep-Space Distance
The milestone: Psyche’s infrared laser message from a record deep-space distance In December 2024, NASA confirmed a historic achievement for space communications: the Psyche spacecraft successfully transmitted an infrared laser message back to Earth from roughly 494 million kilometers (about 307 million miles) away. The transmission marks a new benchmark in deep-space data links and…