Interstellar Space – Spaceflight Now

August 7, 2020

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[ August 6, 2020 ] Video: Rocketcams show Mars-bound rover’s ride into space Atlas 5
[ August 6, 2020 ] Live coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlinks from Kennedy Space Center Falcon 9
[ August 6, 2020 ] After delays, Falcon 9 rocket back on launch pad with Starlink satellites Falcon 9
[ August 5, 2020 ] Photos: Atlas 5 rocket catapults into space with Mars rover Atlas 5
[ August 5, 2020 ] ULA, SpaceX win contracts to launch satellites for SES in 2022 Atlas 5

Hubble catches best glimpse yet of interstellar interloper

December 15, 2019

A comet originating from outside our solar system has been imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope as it made its closest approach to the sun earlier this month.

Hubble observes interstellar visitor

October 16, 2019

The Hubble Space Telescope has returned an image of a comet that originated outside our solar system, providing astronomers with their best view yet of an interstellar visitor at a distance of 260 million miles from Earth.

Voyager 1 probe fires long-dormant thrusters in interstellar space

December 3, 2017

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has fired a set of four control thrusters for the first time in 37 years, giving the long-lived probe a new way to orient itself on its cruise into interstellar space 13 billion miles from Earth.