Europe probe arrives at the Moon
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The Smart 1 lunar probe has entered into orbit around the Moon, the first ever European mission to do so.
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DARMSTADT, Germany  - A European space probe landed safely on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan on Friday, a space official said, buoying hopes the mission would produce data that could shed light on the origins of life on Earth.
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By DAVID McHUGH  BERLIN - Europe's first mission to the moon got a scare Saturday, but ground controllers were able make a last-minute course correction that kept the European Space Agency craft from prematurely hitting a lunar crater's rim.
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The Huygens probe is on target and all set for its encounter with Titan, the mysterious large moon of Saturn. The 2.7m-wide robot lab has passed its final systems check-out and scientists
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A European Space Agency rocket entered moon orbit Monday in a unique mission using a pioneering power plant. The s-called SMART-1 spacecraft blasted off from Kourou, French Guiana, Sept.
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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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More than 30 years after the last Apollo mission, European scientists have made it to the moon. Their experimental Smart-1 probe, powered by a revolutionary Star Trek-style thruster, has entered into orbit around the lunar surface.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon, the unmanned probe SMART-1, has been safely placed in orbit around the Moon, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Tuesday.
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European scientists are about to reach for the moon. After a 13-month journey, driven by a new kind of technology, an experimental spacecraft the size of a washing machine will begin to orbit around the moon on Monday night.
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Nearing the goal of its seven-year voyage, a European space probe on Friday closed in on Saturn's largest moon &#151; Titan &#151; on a mission to explore its mysterious surface and hazy atmosphere, believed to resemble that of a younger Earth.
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A dishwasher-sized spacecraft on Europe's first mission to the moon was set to enter lunar orbit, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space, the European Space Agency said.
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A European space probe has landed on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan, a space official said Friday, buoying hopes that the mission would produce data that could shed light on the origins of life on Earth.
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Europe&#39;s first mission to the Moon, the unmanned exploratory probe SMART-1, has been safely placed in lunar orbit after a voyage of more than 13 months, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Tuesday.
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In this artist&#39;s rendition released by the European Space Agency, the European-made SMART-1 solar-powered satellite is seen nearing the Moon on its way to make the first comprehensive inventory of key chemical elements in the lunar surface.
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Europeâs first lunar spacecraft, SMART-1, has successfully cruised into orbit around the Moon. It entered orbit late on Monday, while making its closest approach so far - passing about 5000 kilometres above the lunar surface.
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The European spacecraft, SMART-1, is set to establish a standard orbit around the moon on Monday evening after a thirteen month journey towards earth&#39;s satellite.
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China has launched its first lunar probe, a step in an ambitious plan to send a rover to the moon and return it to earth.