solar conjunction

Communication With Mars is About to Become Impossible (for two Weeks)Communication With Mars is About to Become Impossible (for two Weeks)

Communication With Mars is About to Become Impossible (for two Weeks)

Every two years, Mars enters what is known as a "Solar Conjunction," where its orbit takes it behind the Sun…

3 years ago
NASA Solar Forecasting Takes A Hit As Sun-Gazing Spacecraft Stops Phoning HomeNASA Solar Forecasting Takes A Hit As Sun-Gazing Spacecraft Stops Phoning Home

NASA Solar Forecasting Takes A Hit As Sun-Gazing Spacecraft Stops Phoning Home

A NASA spacecraft has been out of radio contact for about two weeks, but the agency is still holding out…

10 years ago