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China initially tracked the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS during its Mars approach but stopped after a data gap, citing scheduling conflicts, with speculation that data may now be classified for strategic reasons, highlighting the intersection of space science and geopolitics.
The European Space Agency plans to observe the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes near Mars on October 3, 2025, using Mars orbiters like Mars Express and TGO, potentially providing new insights into its composition and shape, while other spacecraft may also contribute observations.
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft successfully tested its ice-penetrating radar system during a Mars flyby, confirming its readiness for its main mission to explore Europa for subsurface water and potential habitability, with the radar capturing echoes from Mars' surface and producing valuable data for future exploration.
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft tested its radar during a flyby of Mars, using the planet's proximity to calibrate instruments ahead of its 2030 mission to Europa. The successful test involved bouncing radio waves off Mars and collecting data, helping scientists prepare for detailed studies of Europa's icy shell, composition, and structure. The spacecraft, launched in October 2024, aims to explore whether Europa's environment could support life.
NASA's Europa Clipper radar instrument successfully tested during a Mars flyby, demonstrating its capability to study Europa's icy shell and underlying ocean, paving the way for future exploration of potential habitability on the moon.
NASA's Europa Clipper mission successfully tested its REASON radar instrument during a Mars flyby, demonstrating its capability to probe beneath Europa's icy surface and aiding future exploration of the moon's subsurface ocean, with promising results for the upcoming mission to Jupiter's Europa.
ESA's Hera mission has successfully completed its first deep-space maneuvers, adjusting its trajectory for a gravity assist at Mars in March 2025. This maneuver will help Hera reach the Didymos binary asteroid system faster, where it will study the effects of NASA's DART mission's asteroid deflection experiment. The Mars flyby will also allow Hera to conduct opportunistic science by closely observing Mars' moon Deimos.