Moon probe set for impact finale
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Europe will end its first mission to the Moon by crashing its spacecraft into the lunar surface.
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Today, two and a half years after the historic landing of ESAâs Huygens probe on Titan, a new set of results on Saturnâs largest moon is ready to be presented.
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A European spaceship is about to crash into the Moon. Amateur astronomers may be able to observe the impact.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  DARMSTADT, Germany  Europe's first spacecraft to the moon smashed into a volcanic plain as planned Sunday, signaling in a bright flash the end of a successful mission to test a new propulsion system and navigation technology for flights to other planets.
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By DAVID McHUGH  DARMSTADT, Germany - The SMART-1 spacecraft sent back an unexpectedly rich data haul that could shed light on the moon's origins and evolution before its three-year voyage ended in a planned crash on the lunar surface, European space scientists said Monday.
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The Cassini spacecraft is set to reveal the closest views yet of Saturn's moon Titan, when it makes a close pass of the satellite on Tuesday.
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European spaceflight controllers are now making their final communications with the Huygens probe, soon to be deployed on the last leg of its journey to Titan.
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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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BERLIN, Nov. 16 -- A small spacecraft has made it into lunar orbit, marking a key milestone in Europe&#39;s first successful mission to the moon and setting the stage for the craft to begin studying the lunar
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Early this morning, a small flash illuminated the surface of the Moon as the European Space Agencyâs SMART-1 spacecraft impacted onto the lunar soil, in the âLake of Excellenceâ region.
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The Huygens spacecraft is set to detach from its "mothership" on the final leg of its journey to Saturn's moon Titan.
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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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The Huygens spacecraft is about to begin the final leg of its journey to Saturn&#39;s enigmatic moon Titan. The US-European probe will separate from its &quot;mothership&quot; Cassini on 25 December and coast
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Japan claims its project is the biggest since Apollo. China says it is readying its probes to study the lunar surface to plan a landing.
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European Space Agency's Smart 1 probe is set to enter into orbit around the Moon on Monday.
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The probe named Huygens is scheduled to hit Titan&#39;s atmosphere before or on 14 Jan. to determine whether the Moon&#39;s surface has lakes or seas of liquid methane and ethane or not.
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The US-built orbiter Cassini will release the European-made probe Huygens at precisely 0408 GMT on Christmas day, if all goes according to plan, to send it rocketing toward the surface of Titan -- the only moon in the solar system that has an atmosphere.