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An illustration of the Solar Orbiter positioned in front of the Sun.
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Brighter Skies Ahead

by Heather Goss 25 August 202217 January 2023

As solar max approaches, new tech is on call.

Orbits of the asteroids from the Gaia Data Release 3 up to Jupiter’s distance
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Galaxy Mapper Tracks Asteroids Closer to Home

by Jure Japelj 14 July 202214 July 2022

The Gaia mission’s asteroid survey will help dig deeper into the solar system’s rocky history.

Illustration of galaxies
Posted inNews

Wanted for Grand Theft Galaxy: The Milky Way

by R. Crowell 12 November 201910 January 2023

Several dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way were likely stolen from the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Rosalind Franklin, the upcoming rover in Europe’s ExoMars mission
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Future Mars Rover Named for DNA Pioneer Rosalind Franklin

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 7 February 201917 January 2023

The rover will explore a once water rich region on Mars’s surface and search for evidence of current and past life.

An enhanced-color image of Mercury
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Mercury Mission Will Map Morphology and Measure Magnetics

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 18 October 201817 January 2023

BepiColombo may launch as early as this weekend. It seeks to unravel the mysteries of Mercury’s geologic and magnetic past and map the small planet’s cratered surface.

New modeling shows how snow salinity may cause errors in satellite measurements of Arctic sea ice thickness
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Reducing Errors in Satellite-Derived Arctic Sea Ice Thicknesses

by S. Witman 4 December 201723 September 2022

Salty snow throws off satellite-based estimates of Arctic sea ice thickness by up to 25%. A new method seeks to fix that.

View of Comet 67P
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More Discoveries in the Cards from Defunct Comet Mission

by JoAnna Wendel 29 September 201719 July 2022

A year after the end of the Rosetta mission, the real scientific fun begins.

Schiaparelli-lander-crash-Mars
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Schiaparelli Lander Likely Crash-Landed on Mars

by JoAnna Wendel 21 October 201617 January 2023

After its thrusters shut off prematurely, the European Space Agency's newest lander probably crash-landed from 2–4 kilometers above the surface.

Image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a camera aboard Rosetta spacecraft shortly before the spacecraft’s controlled crash.
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Rosetta Spacecraft Death-Dives into Comet Companion—On Purpose

by R. Cowen 30 September 201617 January 2023

On the way to its demise, the probe intimately viewed a dust-spewing pit and measured close up the gravity field, temperature, and other features of the comet.

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Comet Lander Makes a Hard Discovery

by JoAnna Wendel 31 July 201517 January 2023

The Philae probe, dropped onto a comet by the Rosetta spacecraft, has made contact with a surface thought too hard to be on a comet and has detected a few organic molecules new to comet exploration.

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