All Articles Tagged As: ulysses

Ulysses hanging on valiantly (7/6/2008)

The Ulysses spacecraft, whose mission was expected to end on 1 July 2008, is hanging on valiantly as spacecraft controllers wait for a sign of the fuel freeze that would end the mission. This could happen any time now. ...> Full Article

Ulysses Spacecraft Flies Over Sun's North Pole (1/24/2008)

The Ulysses spacecraft today is making a rare flyby of the sun's north pole. Unlike any other spacecraft, Ulysses is able to sample winds at the sun's poles, which are difficult to study from Earth. ...> Full Article

Chance encounter with comet nets surprising results (10/2/2007)

Comets are made of the most primitive stuff in the solar system. As hunks of rock and ice that never coalesced into more planets, they give researchers clues to the evolution of solar systems. ...> Full Article

Moving to the rhythm of the Sun (8/20/2007)

Scientists from the Ulysses mission have proven that sounds generated deep inside the Sun cause the Earth to shake and vibrate in sympathy. They have found that Earth's magnetic field, atmosphere and terrestrial systems, all take part in this cosmic sing-along. ...> Full Article