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Category Archives: Planets
Japan’s Venus Climate Orbiter Will Probe the Secrets of the Planet’s Atmosphere
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has recently announced what is hopefully the final launch date for its Venus Climate Orbiter. After several delays and changes of schedule, the date has now been set for Tuesday, May 18, 2010. In … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Planets, Venus
Tagged Akatsuki, IKAROS, interplanetary meteorology, JAXA, Orbiter, probes, Venus Climate Orbiter, Venusian atmosphere
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France’s COROT Satellite Is a New Kind of Space Telescope
This is the second article in our examination of the newly-emerging science of exoplanet detection and study. Last week, we took a look at NASA’s Kepler telescope, which recently completed its first impressive year of service. (That article is still … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Planets
Tagged asteroseismology, COROT, COROT Space Telescope, ESA, exoplanets, satellite, stars, telescopes
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The Caverns of Phobos Exploring the Hollow Moon of Mars
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express satellite, which is in orbit around the red planet, is presently conducting a series of flybys of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons. The final flyby in this series will take place on … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Missions: Phoenix Lander
This is part two in our feature, A Tale of Two Missions, looking at the 2001 Mars Odyssey satellite and the Phoenix lander. As we saw in part one, these missions were planned to complement each other, with Odyssey spotting … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Mars, Planets
Tagged Martian, Martians, NASA, Odyssey, Phoenix Lander, water
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A Tale of Two Missions: Mars Odyssey satellite
The exploration of Mars by unmanned satellites and landers is proceeding at a brisk pace. Over the last few years, several impressive pieces of hardware have been sent to Mars, and the science that they are sending us is filling … Continue reading