ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars orbiters catch a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has been something of a mystery ever since it graced our solar system. From all outward ...
The Times Leader

China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover

BEIJING (AP) — China says its Tianwen-1 spacecraft has entered a temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of landing a rover on the red planet in the coming months. The China National Space ...
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20 years on, DART still a masterclass in how not to rendezvous in orbit

It is twenty years since NASA's DART mission collided with a satellite after depleting its fuel during a rendezvous attempt.… The Demonstration for Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) mission, not ...
AOL

A half-ton Soviet-era spacecraft stuck in orbit for 53 years is expected to make an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth any day now.

A Soviet-era spacecraft launched in the 1970s is expected to make its return to Earth sometime this weekend. The unmanned robotic spacecraft, Kosmos 482, originally set out to land on the scorching ...
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Heads Up, A Dead Soviet-Era Spacecraft Is Hurtling Towards Earth

In about a week or so, a three foot (one meter) module from the failed Soviet-era spacecraft Kosmos 482 will be reentering our atmosphere uncontrolled. What happens next is anyone's guess: Will it ...
Aviation Week

Space Ops: Failed Soviet-Era Venus Probe Heading Back To Earth

Pieces of a Soviet-era spacecraft, stranded in Earth orbit after a failed launch to Venus 53 years ago, are heading back into the atmosphere this week. Cosmos 482 lifted off on March 31, 1972, onboard ...