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Chinese Tianwen-1 Mars Mission On Track For Its July Launch

May 5, 2020 James Miller 0

On April 24th, China has revealed the name and logo of its first independent interplanetary mission. This was done in honor of the 50th anniversary of the launch of the country’s first satellite; the DFH-1 […]

10 Interesting Facts about the Apollo Missions
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10 Interesting Facts about the Apollo Missions

November 3, 2017 James Miller 0

Landing men on the Moon and bringing them all back safely to Earth was no small feat for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In fact, at the height of the Apollo Program, nearly […]

Voyager 1
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10 Interesting Facts about the Voyager 1 Probe

October 29, 2017 James Miller 0

According to some reports, many of the mission scientists working on the Voyager space exploration program are “amazed” that both Voyagers are still functioning after forty years in service. This sentiment becomes clear when one […]

the Mission to Pluto
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10 Interesting Facts about the Mission to Pluto

October 20, 2017 James Miller 0

Pluto (134340 Pluto) was the first Kuiper Belt object to be discovered in 1930, and is the biggest, and second-most massive dwarf planet known to exist in the solar system. It is also the ninth […]

Saturn
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10 Interesting Facts about the Missions to Saturn

October 9, 2017 James Miller 0

Saturn has been observed since prehistoric times, with the planet having played a major role in all major ancient cultures and religions throughout history. The ancient Babylonians, for instance, kept records describing detailed observations of […]

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10 Interesting Facts about the Missions to Jupiter

September 21, 2017 James Miller 0

Even though the true role Jupiter played, and is still playing in how the solar system is arranged today was not known until comparatively recently, the King of the Planets has been in the human […]

Planet Mars
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10 Interesting Facts about the Missions to Mars

September 17, 2017 James Miller 0

When it comes to the exploration of the solar system, no planet has spurred the scientific community to greater efforts, whipped up the general public into a greater frenzy of speculation, or resulted in pseudo-experts […]

Mercury
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10 Interesting Facts about the Missions to Mercury

September 12, 2017 James Miller 0

Since the angular separation of Mercury from the Sun is never more than 28 degrees at maximum elongation, visual observation and study of the planet is fraught with technical difficulty. In fact, the rugged, little […]

Venus Probes
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10 Interesting Facts about the Missions to Venus

September 9, 2017 James Miller 0

Despite being named after a goddess of love and beauty, Venus is a harsh, hellish place that does not inspire warm and fuzzy feelings. Temperatures on its surface are hot enough to melt lead, and […]

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