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The Exploration of Mars’ Largest Moon Will Continue With the Phobos Grunt Mission

Posted on May 17, 2010 by admin

The exploration of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons, will continue with Phobos Grunt, a Russian mission to be launched next year.  Roscosmos, the Russian national space agency, is planning to put a lander down on Phobos and return … Continue reading →

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ESA’s Cassini-Huygens Mission Probes the Saturn System

Posted on April 3, 2010 by admin

The Cassini-Huygens Saturn mission, a joint effort by NASA, the European Space Agency and Italy’s Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, is one of the most successful and long-lasting space projects ever launched. The probe is the largest interplanetary spacecraft ever built, and … Continue reading →

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The Caverns of Phobos Exploring the Hollow Moon of Mars

Posted on March 25, 2010 by admin

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 →

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

Posted on March 6, 2010 by admin

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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Mission Is Planned to Observe Jupiter and Four of Its Moons

Posted on March 2, 2010 by admin

A huge, multi-national mission to investigate Jupiter and four of its moons is now in its planning stages, and is tentatively planned for a launch in 2020.  The project, which is called the Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM) in the … Continue reading →

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