The European Space Agency (ESA) is ready to guide the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft through its closest encounter with Venus so far. Today's flyby will be the first to significantly "tilt" the ...

Once again, the Solar Orbiter has flown close to Venus. This time, however, the probe was deflected in such a way that it is now leaving the orbital plane. After a particularly close flyby of ...

Solar Orbiter will coast around the sun until Feb. 18, 2025, at which point a Venus flyby will throw it out of the ecliptic plane by approximately 17 degrees. The gravity bump will give the ...

The craft won't arrive at Europa until 2030. JUICE, which launched in 2023, will have a Venus flyby this August. The spacecraft isn't expected to reach Jupiter to begin its science mission until 2031.

The 1960s saw a total of 18 missions from the USA and USSR that targeted Venus, with five successfully completed missions: Mariner 2 (1962, Flyby) Venera 4 (1967, Atmospheric) Mariner 5 (1967 ...

Launched in 2018, the spacecraft has utilised Venus flybys to perfect its orbit ... The Parker Solar Probe achieved the closest-ever sun flyby on Christmas Eve, reaching within 3.8 million ...

The flyby is a gravity assist that will save the spacecraft fuel as it prepares to land on the moon. The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace is ready for a flyby of ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, will make its final Venus flyby on Nov. 6. This manoeuvre will bring the spacecraft into a new orbit, allowing it to approach within 3.8 million ...