plural flybys
1
: a prearranged usually low-altitude flight by one or more airplanes over a public gathering (such as an air show)
2
a
: a flight of a spacecraft past a celestial body (such as Mars) close enough to obtain scientific data
b
: a spacecraft that makes a flyby
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The study authors analyzed the data from Juno’s flyby and calculated that around 13 to 40 pounds of oxygen were being produced on Europa every second.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Over the weekend the operators of NASA's Juno spacecraft released a new batch of images showcasing a February 3 flyby of Io, the volcanically active moon orbiting Jupiter.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Four astronauts in the Artemis II mission will now make a planned flyby in 2025.
—Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 10 Jan. 2024
Earlier this month, NASA's Juno orbiter conducted its closest flyby yet of the moon for an up-close view of its volcanic activity.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
Its seventh and final Venus flyby is set for November 2024.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024
The recent flyby came during Juno’s 57th orbit around Jupiter.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
Juno will make another close flyby of Io on February 3, 2024, and this will allow scientists to compare changes on the moon's surface over a short period of time.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
These observations add to astronomers’ steadily growing understanding of Io, which was first photographed up close during a 1979 flyby of Voyager 1, which revealed the world was volcanic.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Over the weekend the operators of NASA's Juno spacecraft released a new batch of images showcasing a February 3 flyby of Io, the volcanically active moon orbiting Jupiter.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
Four astronauts in the Artemis II mission will now make a planned flyby in 2025.
—Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 10 Jan. 2024
Earlier this month, NASA's Juno orbiter conducted its closest flyby yet of the moon for an up-close view of its volcanic activity.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
Its seventh and final Venus flyby is set for November 2024.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024
The recent flyby came during Juno’s 57th orbit around Jupiter.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
Juno will make another close flyby of Io on February 3, 2024, and this will allow scientists to compare changes on the moon's surface over a short period of time.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
These observations add to astronomers’ steadily growing understanding of Io, which was first photographed up close during a 1979 flyby of Voyager 1, which revealed the world was volcanic.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
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flyby
noun
fly·by
-ˌbī 
plural flybys
1
: a usually low-altitude flight past a chosen place by one or more aircraft
2
a
: a flight of a spacecraft past a heavenly body (as Mars) close enough to obtain scientific information
b
: a spacecraft that makes a flyby
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