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Watch this breathtaking image of Earth shot by spacecraft on journey to Mercury

News, Science / By The TeCake Staff / Apr 11, 2020 Apr 11, 2020

On 10th April, the ESA / JAXA BepiColombo mission completed its first flyby, as the spacecraft arrived less than 12,700 km from Earth’s surface at 06:25 CEST, directing its trajectory towards final destination Mercury. Images gathered just before closest approach shows our world sparkling through the darkness, during one of the most challenging periods in …

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Watch out for Venus tonight; Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and more will be visible this week

Space / By The TeCake Staff / Jul 17, 2018 Jul 26, 2018

This week is great for skywatchers as there will be numerous celestial sightings one could glance upon during night both with naked eye and with aid telescopes or binoculars. On July 15, our neighboring planet Venus will light up in our nighttime sky. As Moon moves 13-degrees every 24 hours, Venus will appear near the …

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