NASA`s James Webb Space Telescope reaches gravitational parking spot in solar orbit
With a final course-correcting maneuver by on-board rocket thrusters, NASA`s James Webb Space Telescope reached its destination at a position of orbital stability between the Earth and sun known as Lagrange Point Two, or L2, arriving one month after launch, the space agency said.
Jan 25, 2022, 06:41 AM IST
European Space Agency releases first Solar Orbiter data to scientific community, wider public
Solar Orbiter was launched on February 10, 2020, and carries six remote-sensing instruments.
Oct 01, 2020, 00:03 AM IST
NASA's Solar Orbiter snaps closest pictures of Sun, data hints at solar features never observed in such detail
The spacecraft completed commissioning just in time for its first close solar pass on June 15.
Jul 16, 2020, 21:40 PM IST
NASA & ESA's collaborative mission 'Solar Orbiter' launched to study Sun's poles
Solar Orbiter is on a unique trajectory that will allow its comprehensive set of instruments to provide humanity with the first-ever images of the Sun's poles, NASA said.
Feb 12, 2020, 14:53 PM IST
NASA-ESA spacecraft, Solar Orbiter, to give first glimpse of Sun's poles
At 12.24 am on Monday, mission controllers at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, received a signal from the spacecraft indicating that its solar panels had successfully deployed.
Feb 10, 2020, 19:18 PM IST
