North American Aviation's 1965 Plan for Piloted Planetary Flybys in the 1970s
(blogspot.com)
A flyby is the simplest planetary exploration mission.
A flyby is the simplest planetary exploration mission.
Every picture from Venus' surface, ever (2021)
(planetary.org)
Only four spacecraft have ever returned images from Venus’ surface. The world next door doesn’t make it easy, with searing heat and crushing pressure that quickly destroy any lander.
Only four spacecraft have ever returned images from Venus’ surface. The world next door doesn’t make it easy, with searing heat and crushing pressure that quickly destroy any lander.
Extreme supersonic winds measured on a planet outside our solar system
(phys.org)
Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet.
Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet.
The anomalous state of Uranus's magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby
(nature.com)
The Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 revealed an unusually oblique and off-centred magnetic field.
The Voyager 2 flyby of Uranus in 1986 revealed an unusually oblique and off-centred magnetic field.
Asteroid Ceres was an ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orb
(phys.org)
Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this asteroid/dwarf planet.
Since the first sighting of the first-discovered and largest asteroid in our solar system was made in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, astronomers and planetary scientists have pondered the make-up of this asteroid/dwarf planet.
Dwarf planet Ceres: Origin in the asteroid belt?
(mpg.de)
Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater bear witness to dwarf planet Ceres' cryovolcanic past - and revive the debate about its place of origin.
Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater bear witness to dwarf planet Ceres' cryovolcanic past - and revive the debate about its place of origin.