Why Do Rockets Perform A Rolling Motion After Launch?

Scientists learned early on how crucial the roll maneuver was to get astronauts to space, and NASA has been using it since ...
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Fruit Flies Survived Extreme 13G Hypergravity That Would Crush Most Humans

Fruit flies react strangely when gravity gets stronger. For humans, a fruit fly weighs almost nothing. Yet when scientists ...

Earth Is Zipping Through a Giant Interstellar Cloud. Here’s How We Know

The solar system is now at the edge of this cloud, but the massive stockpile of cosmic stardust has left signatures on ...
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NASA's Psyche asteroid probe will fly within 3,000 miles of Mars on May 15: Here's what to expect

NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft Psyche is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15) to get a boost from the Red ...

NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars on voyage to rare metal asteroid

NASA's Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past Mars on Friday, on its way toward a rare metal-rich asteroid.

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid

A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid is swinging past Mars for a gravity boost. The Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past the red planet at more than 12,000 mph Friday.
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NASA spacecraft to swing past Mars as it chases rare metal asteroid

Named Psyche like the asteroid it’s after, the robotic explorer will slingshot past the red planet at 12,333 mph (19,848 kph) ...
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NASA’s Psyche mission is snapping photos of Mars on its way to an asteroid

The Psyche spacecraft is bound for a metal-rich asteroid that it will examine up close starting in 2029. But first, it needs ...