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Since we began space exploration in the mid-20th century, we have been trying to find evidence of life outside Earth. In 1977, NASA launched a twin space probe named Voyager 1 and 2, carrying detailed information about our blue planet, with the hope that an alien civilization might someday find it, decode our message, and…
If you have seen the Pale Blue Dot image of Earth, you may have always wondered about the inspiring story behind it. The Pale Blue Dot is simply an image of Earth captured by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft on Feb. 14, 1990. However, we would not have seen such an inspiring image if not for…
Space rocks have been making their way into our home planet on various occasions. On February 12, at around 10 pm EST (0300 GMT, February 13), a space rock burned up through Earth’s atmosphere and made its way over Europe. A few hours after this dramatic event, a space-focus citizen science volunteer group found a…
NASA’s Parker solar probe made its closest-ever approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve (December 24, 2024). This is the closest any spacecraft has ever reached to the sun. During the history-breaking space flight, Parker’s space probe reached within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun. At this close distance, it encountered the…
