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A heavenly host of robotic space missions announced

21 June 2019 Astronomy Now

ESA and NASA announce new missions to study a pristine comet, the solar corona and how the solar wind interacts with Earth’s atmosphere.

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Aging but still active Mars rover enjoys its 5,000th sunrise

19 February 2018 Astronomy Now

Launched to Mars with a design life of just three months, NASA’s hard Opportunity rover, which landed on the red planet in 2004, recently marked its 5,000th sunrise. The hardy robot is currently exploring a shallow channel in the rim of Endeavour Crater.

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  • Analysis of Magellan data shows apparent volcanic activity on Venus
    21 March 2023
  • Webb images M92, one of the Milky Way’s oldest globular clusters
    23 February 2023
  • The Eskimo: observe one of winter’s best planetary nebulae
    20 February 2023
  • See all the planets in January
    16 January 2023
  • Frank Drake, SETI pioneer, 1930–2022
    3 September 2022
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