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Euro-Japanese mission to Mercury gets the nod
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science

Category: Space

2007-02-28 04:27:29
The BepiColombo mission to Mercury planned by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been given the green light for an August 2013 launch.


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Venus and Mars are alright tonight
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science

Category: Space

2007-02-28 04:07:39
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Science Program Committee has decided to extend the Mars Express and Venus Express missions until May 2009.


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Europe has a Cosmic Vision
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science

Category: Space

2007-02-28 02:26:08
The European Space Agency is about to invite the scientific community to propose missions for its 'Cosmic Vision' program for the years 2015 to 2025.


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South Pole Telescope collects First Light in quest of dark energy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Space

2007-02-27 11:21:39
Researchers working with the new South Pole Telescope have announced that the telescope has successfully observed its First Light in its quest to find a mystery that has baffled cosmologists for years: Does dark energy exist and, if so, in what form does it exist?


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Pluto probe passes Jupiter on Wednesday
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science

Category: Space

2007-02-25 17:46:17
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will make a flyby of Jupiter this Wednesday (28 February 2007), picking up an additional 9000mph from the slingshot effect and accelerating it towards Pluto. Already the fastest spacecraft ever launched, New Horizons will be travelling at over 52,000mph when it leaves Jupiter.


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