Probe arrives at Moon&#39;s gateway
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European spacecraft Smart 1 is at the Moon&#39;s gateway, the region beyond which the probe is tugged more strongly by lunar gravity than by the Earth&#39;s.
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Europeâs first mission to the moon is just days away from its goal after taking the slow boat from Earth more than a year ago. The spacecraft, dubbed SMART-1, will make its first close pass by the moon on the evening of Nov.
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The SMART-1 probe made it to within 3,100 miles of the moon yesterday morning, and will now begin spinning its way closer to the surface, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.
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PACKING a revolutionary engine that one day may send a robot scout into deep space, Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon enters a key phase on Monday when the cube-shaped spacecraft is injected into lunar orbit.
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Scientists are about to get their first really close and revealing look at Titan, the invitingly mysterious giant moon of Saturn. The Cassini spacecraft is
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A fuel-efficient, compact spacecraft has made it into lunar orbit, signaling Europe's first successful mission to the moon and putting the inexpensive probe on course to study the lunar surface, officials said Tuesday.
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PARIS - Europe&#39;s dishwasher-sized spacecraft has entered a lunar orbit. The unmanned mission is the continent&#39;s first voyage to the moon.
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Europeâs first lunar spacecraft is set to go into orbit around the Moon on Monday. SMART-1 has already reached the âgatewayâ to the Moon, the region where its gravity starts to dominate that of the Earth.
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The Huygens probe is on target and all set for its encounter with Titan, the mysterious large moon of Saturn.
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On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe will try to descend to the surface of Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan--a biochemically rich moon dominated by hydrocarbons like methane and ethane.
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European spacecraft Smart is set to enter into orbit around the Moon on Monday.
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PASADENA, CALIF. - A space probe has begun a 21-day freefall toward Saturn&#39;s largest moon in a mission that scientists hope will shed light on the development of life on Earth.
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China has launched its first lunar probe, a step in an ambitious plan to send a rover to the moon and return it to earth.
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The Smart 1 lunar probe has entered into orbit around the Moon, the first ever European mission to do so.
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PARIS, France -- Europe&#39;s first mission to the moon has successfully entered lunar orbit, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space.
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Scientists are about to get their first really close and revealing look at Titan, the invitingly mysterious giant moon of Saturn.
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There have been two important pieces of space-related news recently, the first of which was the European moon probe&#39;s success in entering the moon&#39;s orbit.