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Category Archives: Venus
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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Solar Sailing Comes of Age With IKAROS and Lightsail I
This is an article about lightsails, an idea that has been around for a long time, and is now approaching reality. Both the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and America’s Planetary Society have plans underway to launch and test prototype lightsails. … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Planets, Sun, Venus
Tagged Cosmos I, IKAROS, JAXA, Lightsail, lightsails, propulsive force, solar power, solar radiation, solar sail, Venus Express
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ESA’s Venus Express Is Answering Questions About the Sun’s Second Planet
This is the second of our articles about the recent achievements of the European Space Agency. Since 2003, the ESA has launched three similar missions: the Mars Express probe in June 2003, the Rosetta comet mission in March 2004 and … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Planets, Venus
Tagged ESA, probes, Venus Express, volcanic, volcanoes
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Solar System Exploration to Continue
Exploration of our solar system has been ongoing since the first Sputnik Earth orbiter in 1957 and in the 50 years since this a number of missions have been launched to visit and explore celestial bodies. These have included the … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Jupiter, Moon, Planets, Pluto, Venus
Tagged asteroid, Juno, Kuiper Belt, Moonrise, New Frontiers, New Horizons, Osiris-Rex, probes, SAGE, Sputnik
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A Brief History of Astronomy
Astronomy (from Greek, ‘laws governing the stars’) is an incredibly fascinating science, and arguably the first true form of science that mankind has even known, since it started several thousands of years ago. It’s also a vast discipline, and is … Continue reading
Posted in Asteroids, Astronomy, Comets, Jupiter, Mars, Planets, Saturn, Venus
Tagged Aristotle, asteroid, astrology, Babylonians, Cassini, Comet, Egyptians, galaxies, galaxy, Galileo, Greeks, Inca, Incas, Maya, Milky Way, NASA, Near Earth Objects, NEOs, Newton, Plato, pyramids, Romer, stars, Stonehenge, supernova, telescopes, Titan, Titanus, universe
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