interplanetary space
Americannoun
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Meanwhile, an interplanetary space race between the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Analyzing samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Space Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has revealed new insights into the magnetic and physical bombardment environment of interplanetary space.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
"If successful, it would be China's first samples collected from interplanetary space," Zhang said, adding that a spacecraft will be sent to fly around and then land on the asteroid to collect the samples.
From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2023
Nearly two dozen spacecraft destined for Mars have failed in their efforts, some on the launch pad, some in interplanetary space, and some on the Martian surface.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2022
Newton noted that the matter in the tails of comets is dissipated in interplanetary space, lost to the comet and little by little attracted gravitationally to nearby planets.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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