Space Exploration

Parker Solar Probe Update: Spacecraft remains intact after close encounter

The Parker Solar Probe recently made the closest approach to the Sun by any other spacecraft before it

Mercury gets bombarded by dust from a comet, astronomers find

The planet Mercury is being pelted regularly by bits of dust from an ancient comet, a new study has concluded

Outbursts seen on Rosetta’s comet as it heads for the Sun

Dramatic activity has been witnessed on Comet 67P as it gets ever closer to perihelion

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