European space probe swings past Mars
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The European comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta has been sending back &quot;beautiful new images&quot; after swooping over the surface of Mars overnight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Sunday.
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The European-built spacecraft Ulysses marked another mission point Wednesday as it flew over the sun's southern polar cap.
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The European Space Agency says its Jules Verne spacecraft has completed 21 days of simulated space vacuum, sub-zero temperatures and solar radiation.
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One of the most ambitious space  missions in history nears its climax on Friday, when a  European-built space probe lands on Saturn's largest moon,  Titan, and sends back the first look at its fog-shrouded  surface.
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MOJAVE, Calif. Oct. 4, 2004 - A stubby rocket plane was slung from the belly of a carrier plane toward space Monday in the final leg of a trip toward the edge of the Earth&#39;s atmosphere and a $10 million prize.
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The Smart 1 lunar probe has entered into orbit around the Moon, the first ever European mission to do so. &quot;Europe has arrived at the Moon, we&#39;re in lunar orbit,&quot; said Professor David Southwood, director of science for the European Space Agency (Esa).
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Not lost in space If you have been hoping to take a hiking holiday on Mars, but have found your plans spoiled by the dreadful lack of detailed maps, fear not: the European Space Agency has come to your rescue.â¦
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DENVER, Colo. -- The next spacecraft destined for&nbsp;Mars is rapidly coming together&nbsp;here on Earth -- an interplanetary probe that carries the most powerful instruments ever sent to the red planet.
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By David McHugh< Associated Press  DARMSTADT, Germany - Europe's first spacecraft to the moon smashed into a volcanic plain as planned Sunday, signaling in a bright flash the end of a successful mission to test a new propulsion system and navigation technology for flights to other planets.
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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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A car-sized NASA probe zoomed about  126 miles above the rocky, crater-scarred surface of Mercury on  Monday, becoming the first spacecraft since 1975 to fly past  the closest planet to the sun.
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The European Space Agency&#39;s Huygens probe, carried millions of miles to Saturn on board the NASA Cassini space craft, has completed its final series of checks before separation.
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NASA's New Horizon's space probe was pointed toward Pluto and the frozen, sunless reaches of the solar system on a nine-year journey after getting a gravity boost Wednesday from Jupiter.
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DARMSTADT, Germany  - A European space probe landed safely on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan on Friday, a space official said, buoying hopes the mission would produce data that could shed light on the origins of life on Earth.
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European physicists said Tuesday they had sent an elusive particle known as a neutrino on a 730-kilometer (456-mile) trip under the Earth's crust and taken a snapshot of the instant it slammed into lab detectors.
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toomanyairmiles writes &quot;The BBC has an article indicating NASA&#39;s Cassini probe has successfully launched its robot lab on its three-week journey into the atmosphere of Saturn&#39;s moon Titan.
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Europe&#39;s Huygens probe successfully separated from NASA&#39;s Cassini spacecraft Friday night, on its way to a mid-January rendezvous with Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon Titan.