Coronal Mass Ejection Hits Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Before Venus Gravity-Assist Flyby - SciTechDaily

In the early hours of Sunday, September 4, Solar Orbiter flew by Venus for a gravity-assist maneuver that alters the spacecraft’s orbit, which will get it even closer to the Sun. As if trying to attract the orbiter’s attention as it cozied up to another body …
ByEuropean Space Agency (ESA)September 6, 2022 In the early hours of Sunday, September 4, Solar Orbiter flew by Venus Venus, the second planet from the sun, is named after the Roman goddess of love… [+9917 chars] Read More