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Mission Is Planned to Observe Jupiter and Four of Its Moons (Part Two)

This is part two in our examination of the Jupiter mission that is being planned by the European Space Agency and NASA, with collaboration from Japan’s JAXA.  The mission, which is called the Europa-Jupiter System Mission in the U.S. and … Continue reading

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NASA’s New Horizons Probe Is Approaching the Outer Solar System

NASA’s New Horizons probe is en route for the outer solar system.  After scoring a spectacular flyby of Jupiter and its moons in 2007, the craft is now heading for Pluto  and beyond.  It will be the first probe to … Continue reading

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