space probe
noun
: a device that is used to obtain information from outer space and send it back to Earth
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The Europa Clipper, weighing 13,000 pounds fully fueled at launch, is the largest space probe NASA has ever built.
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Joel Achenbach, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
In 2019, a space probe relayed pictures of a 22-mile-long rock known as Arrokoth, the most distant object in our solar system ever to be visited by a spacecraft.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
The second stage being used for the Hera mission will boost the space probe into deep space, using all of its propellant in the process.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
From images gathered by NASA’s New Horizons space probe, scientists inferred that a similar asteroid strike had altered the distribution of ice on Pluto and shifted its orientation in the distant past.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
An ominous but slightly underwhelming opening sequence sets the scene if not the tone, with the wreckage of the Nostromo being investigated by a space probe, which scoops up what appears to be a giant fossil bearing the sinister, skeletal hallmarks of Swiss artist H.R. Giger’s most famous creation.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
In early June 2024, China made the news as its newest space probe, Chang’e 6, landed on the moon’s far side, marking a bold direction for future lunar exploration.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
After many months of extremely long-distance repairs, NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe is fully operational once again.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
In 1966, the Soviet space probe Venera 3 impacted the surface of Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to reach another planet; however, Venera was unable to transmit any data, its communications system having failed.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
Joel Achenbach, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
In 2019, a space probe relayed pictures of a 22-mile-long rock known as Arrokoth, the most distant object in our solar system ever to be visited by a spacecraft.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
The second stage being used for the Hera mission will boost the space probe into deep space, using all of its propellant in the process.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
From images gathered by NASA’s New Horizons space probe, scientists inferred that a similar asteroid strike had altered the distribution of ice on Pluto and shifted its orientation in the distant past.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
An ominous but slightly underwhelming opening sequence sets the scene if not the tone, with the wreckage of the Nostromo being investigated by a space probe, which scoops up what appears to be a giant fossil bearing the sinister, skeletal hallmarks of Swiss artist H.R. Giger’s most famous creation.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
In early June 2024, China made the news as its newest space probe, Chang’e 6, landed on the moon’s far side, marking a bold direction for future lunar exploration.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
After many months of extremely long-distance repairs, NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe is fully operational once again.
—Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 17 June 2024
In 1966, the Soviet space probe Venera 3 impacted the surface of Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to reach another planet; however, Venera was unable to transmit any data, its communications system having failed.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
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