Probe arrives at Moon's gateway
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European spacecraft Smart is set to enter into orbit around the Moon on Monday.
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PASADENA, Calif.  - The European-built space probe  Huygens entered the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan,  on Friday in the last lap of a historic voyage to unveil the  secrets of the moon's fog-shrouded surface.
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China will launch its first lunar probe this week, an official said Monday  -  weeks after regional rival Japan put one in high orbit over the moon in a big leap forward in Asia's undeclared space race
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The first European spacecraft sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on November 16, 2004.
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A fuel-efficient, compact spacecraft has made it into lunar orbit, signaling Europe's first successful mission to the moon and putting the inexpensive probe on course to study the lunar surface, officials said Tuesday.
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Japan's space agency launched its much-delayed lunar probe Friday, beginning what it calls the largest mission to the moon since the U.S. Apollo flights.
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China is preparing for the take-off of its first Moon probe, weeks after rival Japan launched a lunar explorer.
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Europe&#39;s unmanned SMART-1 probe established itself in orbit around the moon today after being captured by the moon&#39;s gravitational pull.
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The first landing by a manmade space probe on the moon of another planet is set to happen. Europe&#39;s &quot;Huygens&quot; probe has separated successfully from its US-built mother ship &quot;Cassini&quot; and is cruising toward Titan, Saturn&#39;s mysterious moon.
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In a matter of days the European Space Agency&#39;s (ESA) SMART-1 spacecraft will enter orbit around the Moon. It will adjust its position and prepare for the scientific investigation of the lunar surface that will begin in January.
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China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday, the first step in an ambitious 10-year plan to send a rover to the moon and return it to earth.
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PARIS - Europe&#39;s dishwasher-sized spacecraft has entered a lunar orbit. The unmanned mission is the continent&#39;s first voyage to the moon.
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Monash scientist Andrew Prentice ponders the probe that will land on the Saturnian moon Titan in January. Photo: Angela Wylie. NASA&#39;s mission to Saturn, Cassini, will pass a crucial milestone
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The Huygens probe has been released and is heading for Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan, scientists have confirmed. A signal that the robot lab had separated from its mothership, Cassini, was received by the US
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China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday, an initial step in an ambitious 10-year plan to send a rover to the moon and return it to Earth.
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PARIS, France -- Europe&#39;s first mission to the moon has successfully entered lunar orbit, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the moon, SMART-1, has been placed in orbit around the moon. European Space Agency (ESA) science director David Southwood says the moon&#39;s gravity captured the probe Monday.