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NASA MESSENGER Probe ends its Mission by smashing into Mercury

May 2, 2015

The MESSENGER probe was originally planned to last for a year but got two lease of life and the end was spectacular in every measure. The messenger ended its life by smashing into the first member of the solar ...

New Horizons probe beams first-ever color image of Pluto back to NASA

Cody Gash

Apr 16, 2015

Innovation

Washington - It is the first time that NASA's New Horizon probe has captured a full-colored image of the icy dwarf planet - Pluto. In this image, Pluto is appearing more of two small dots and NASA's spacecraft ...

Rosetta comet mission made possible by UK’s space expertise

Charles Omedo

Nov 11, 2014

Innovation

You are aware of the fact that the celebrated Rosetta comet mission will be deploying its Philae Lander unit in a soft and controlled landing on comet on Wednesday, but what you may not know is that most of the...

Hubble paves way for NASA’s New Horizon probe to visit Kuiper Belt

Platonium

Jun 18, 2014

Innovation

The Hubble Space Telescope is plotting areas for the space probe New Horizons to fly to after it takes pictures of the once-planet Pluto. The probe is expected to reach Pluto in July of 2015, and then will look...

Hubble looks for NASA’s New Horizon probe’s next terminus

Platonium

Jun 17, 2014

Innovation

Although NASA's probe will not reach Pluto for a historic flyby until next year, the space agency is already thinking about where the probe will go next. NASA is planning on using its Hubble Space Telescope ...

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