The European Space Agency’s (ESA) newest planetary defender has opened its ‘eye’ to the cosmos for the first time. The Flyeye telescope’s ‘first light’ marks the beginning of a new chapter in how we scan the skies for new near-Earth asteroids and comets.
Psyche mission is back on track after switching fuel lines.
https://spacenews.com/nasa-switches-to-backup-propellant-line-on-psyche-spacecraft/
A new analysis of Dawn’s observations reveals Vesta’s moment of inertia, indicating limited central density variation. This finding suggests that Vesta did not undergo full differentiation, challenging conventional models of Vesta’s formation and evolution.
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will soon reach the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. In this image, created by stacking images that the Lucy spacecraft took during its approach, the asteroid appears as a series of points in front of the static background of stars and galaxies. In addition to the asteroid brightening as the spacecraft approaches...
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