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Where No Space Probe Has Gone Before
This week has been a pretty significant one in the history of space exploration, as no less than three different space probes achieved important milestones in their missions. At 5:33am GMT on 1st January, the New Horizons probe passed within … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged asteroid, Bennu, Chang'e 4, Moon, New Horizons, OSIRIS-REx, Space exploration, Ultima Thule
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New Horizons: Pluto Revealed
Eight months after Philae landed on a comet, and four months after Dawn went into orbit around Ceres, space history is once again about to be made. Today, having travelled for nine and a half years, andĀ over three billionĀ miles, the … Continue reading
Good luck, Rosetta and Philae!
Tomorrow, I’m going to be keeping a close eye on the news. Tomorrow, around 4pm GMT, we will hopefully be receiving confirmation that the European Space Agency have actually landed a spacecraft on a comet. The probe Rosetta, which went … Continue reading
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Tagged Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Curiosity, New Horizons, Philae, Rosetta, Space exploration
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