Topic: Space Probe

Study: Fewer Earthlike Planets Than Previously Thought

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Scientists figure there's about 2 billion, give or take

By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 7, 2011

Voyager 1 Has Entered Cosmic Purgatory

It only took 34 years, but NASA's deep space probe is finally entering uncharted territory on the far edges of our solar system, just before entering the rest of the Milky Way galaxy.

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By Eli Rosenberg

Mar 17, 2011

What You Should Know About NASA's Messenger

The spacecraft is due to enter Mars orbit Thursday night

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