Subsequent gravity assist maneuvers were achieved through an astounding 127 flybys of Titan. These carefully planned Titan flybys facilitated Cassini's orbit alterations and allowed the spacecraft ...

It’s widely known as a gravitational slingshot, though most scientists refer to it as a gravitational assist, and it’s an ...

This second Earth gravity assist occurs three years into the Lucy spacecraft's 12-year voyage. Its first gravity assist on Oct. 16, 2022, one year after launch, boosted the spacecraft from an ...

The asteroid hunting spacecraft Lucy will make its second gravity assist of Earth today, swinging by our pale blue dot on its way to a group of asteroids known as the Trojans.

By using the gravity of both of these bodies, the gravity assist will be even more effective. Spacecraft often use Earth flybys to get a boost, but this is the first time a spacecraft will use the ...

Here are five space missions to watch in March 2025: March 1: NASA’s Jupiter probe gets a gravity assist. NASA’s Europa Clipper will fly 550 miles above Mars, using the planet’s gravity to ...

This is expected to occur in August 2024, after which JUICE will be headed toward Venus for another gravity assist. It will whiz past Earth twice, in September 2026 and January 2029, ...

The moon’s gravity slightly bent Juice’s path so it received a much larger gravity assist from Earth. The flyby of Earth reduced Juice’s speed by 10,737 miles per hour (4.8 kilometers per ...

Europe’s Juice probe on its way to Jupiter has successfully swung by the moon for a “gravity assist”, much to the relief of the European Space Agency (ESA) and a team of astrophysicists at ...

The upcoming gravity assist is one of three the spacecraft will rely on to catapult itself to its deep-space targets. When Lucy comes nearest to Earth for its first gravity assist it will cruise ...

BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of 6 gravity assist flybys (photo) Brett Tingley. Mon, December 2, 2024 at 9:45 PM UTC. 2 min read.