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NASA spacecraft 'operating normally' after closest-ever approach to the sun
The spacecraft came within 3.8 million miles of the sun's surface while moving at 430,000 miles per hour, potentially ...
Christmas Eve asteroid the size of a 10-floor building makes ‘close approach’ to Earth tonight
While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...
Nasa spacecraft safe after making closest-ever approach to the Sun, says agency
A Nasa spacecraft is safe and “in good health” after making the closest-ever approach to the Sun, the space agency has ...
On Christmas Eve 1968, millions watched the Apollo 8 astronauts broadcast from space
Apollo 8 splashed down in the northern Pacific Ocean on December 27 after a total mission time of 6 days, 3 hours, 42 seconds. Upon their return, Time magazine named Borman, Lovell, and Anders their ...
Preparing For Moon: NASA Achieves First Test Milestone Of Rovers For Emergencies
NASA is testing how to explore the Moon and rescue incapacitated astronauts using a rover. In a statement, the agency said ...