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Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos (w/ Video)
ESA's Mars Express will skim the surface of Mars' largest moon Phobos on Wednesday evening. Passing by at an altitude of 67 km, precise radio tracking will allow researchers to peer inside the mysterious moon.
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Mar 01, 2010 |
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Cassini Spacecraft to Monitor North Pole on Titan
(PhysOrg.com) -- Though there are no plans to investigate whether Saturn's moon Titan has a Santa Claus, NASA's Cassini will zoom close to Titan's north pole this weekend.
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Dec 28, 2009 |
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MESSENGER team releases first global map of mercury
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's MESSENGER mission team and cartographic experts from the U. S. Geological Survey have created a critical tool for planning the first orbital observations of the planet Mercury - a global ...
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Dec 15, 2009 |
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Magnetic Dance of Titan and Saturn To Be Main Attraction during Flyby
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it flies by Saturn's largest moon, Titan, this weekend, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will study the interactions between the magnetic field of Saturn and Titan. The flyby will take place ...
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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Before Darkness Falls: Cassini to Scan Enceladus on Winter's Cusp
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft will fly by Saturn's moon Enceladus this weekend for a last peek at the intriguing "tiger stripes" before winter darkness blankets the area for several years.
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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Successful Flight Through Enceladus Plume (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cassini has started sending data back from its Nov. 2 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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MESSENGER Spacecraft Flies by Mercury
Shortly before 5:55 p.m. EDT, MESSENGER skimmed 228 kilometers (141 miles) above the surface of Mercury in its third and final flyby of the planet.
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Sep 30, 2009 |
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Space Station Marathon
The International Space Station (ISS) is about to make a remarkable series of flybys over the United States. Beginning this 4th of July weekend, the station will appear once, twice, and sometimes three times ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 06, 2009 |
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World's researchers prepare for a cosmic encounter
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first International Academy of Astronautics Planetary Defence Conference is being held in Granada, Spain, on 27-30 April. Among the topics under discussion will be preparations for the ...
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Apr 21, 2009 |
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Space rock gives Earth a close shave
An asteroid of a similar size to a rock that exploded above Siberia in 1908 with the force of a thousand atomic bombs whizzed close past Earth on Monday, astronomers said on Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 03, 2009 |
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