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Juice Executes Precise Earth Flyby to Boost Speed and Redirect Toward Jupiter

The maneuver conserved propellant for JUICE's Jupiter science by using Earth's gravity to change the spacecraft's path.

Rescue Mission for NASA’s Swift Telescope Canceled After Servicer Suffers Control Failures

Viking 1 at 50 Reignites Mars Life Debate and Shapes Next Missions

Hayabusa2 Completes Close Flyby of Asteroid Torifune

Spending Bill Drops Support for Mars Sample Return, Redirects Funds to Mars Tech

New Mapping Method Targets Safer Asteroid Strikes to Avoid Gravitational Keyholes

New Spectra Show 3I/ATLAS Is a Carbon‑Chain–Depleted Interstellar Comet With Weak CN Emission

NASA Terminates Lunar Trailblazer Mission After Lost Contact