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Lunar Exploration Will Continue With India’s Chandrayaan-2 Mission
The exploration of our own moon will continue with an ambitious mission called Chandrayaan-2, a collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organization and Roscosmos, the Russian Federal Space Agency. The mission, which will be launched in 2012 or 2013, will … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Moon
Tagged Chandrayaan-2, colonies, lander, Orbiter, probes, ROSCOSMOS, water
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The Exploration of Mars’ Largest Moon Will Continue With the Phobos Grunt Mission
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
Waterworlds: New Research Says We Will Probably Find Them Someday
This is an article about waterworlds, and the search for them. It now appears likely that such planets do exist somewhere in the universe, and if we go far enough, we will undoubtedly find some of them. Scientists have recently … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Planets
Tagged hydrothermal vents, iceworld, oceans, probes, water, waterworld
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ESA’s Cassini-Huygens Mission Probes the Saturn System
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
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