Voyager 1 is nearing one light-day away from Earth, when radio signals will take 24 hours to travel between Earth and the spacecraft.

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Large portions of Africa, Australia, India, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America fall within the reentry zone and ...

The Swift Observatory is expected in the coming days to plummet back to Earth, with some it potentially surviving the fiery descent. What to know.

The Swift Observatory is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower.

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NASA’s two ESCAPADE spacecraft are getting ready to pass close to Earth before continuing their journey to Mars. They will use Earth's gravity along with their engines to gain speed and change ...

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The observatory ended science operations in October as atmospheric drag pulled it lower. Its exact reentry time remains uncertain.