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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There have been two important pieces of space-related news recently, the first of which was the European moon probe&#39;s success in entering the moon&#39;s orbit.
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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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As earthlings prepare for Christmas celebrations this weekend, more than 2 billion kilometres away a small space probe will begin the final stage of a long journey aimed at a touchdown on one of Saturn&#39;s moons.
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The Cassini spacecraft makes one last flyby of Titan on Monday before it despatches the Huygens probe for a rendezvous with the Saturnian moon.
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Europe's lunar satellite, the Smart 1 probe, ends its mission by crashing onto the Moon's 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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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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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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The study of Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon, will be one of the Cassini spacecraft&#39;s central goals. The probe will execute 45 close flybys during its four-year mission, with the first Tuesday morning.
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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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Scientific missions to the moon   should concentrate on sampling its thin atmosphere and on   examining as much of the lunar surface as possible, the   National Research Council advised 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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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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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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The Cassini mission is set to reveal the first close view of Saturn&#39;s giant moon Titan. At 1744 BST on Tuesday, the spacecraft will skim within 1200 kilometres of the moon - close enough for radar to penetrate
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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.