Probe arrives at Moon&#39;s gateway
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European spacecraft Smart 1 is at the Moon&#39;s gateway, the region beyond which the probe is tugged more strongly by lunar gravity than by the Earth&#39;s.
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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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At the beginning of next year, the descent probe, Huygens, will try to sample what lies beneath the thick atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Huygens passed its last in-flight checks and scientists are preparing for the perilous, one-way trip towards the surface.
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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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&#39;Europeâs first lunar spacecraft is set to go into orbit around the Moon on Monday. SMART-1 has already reached the âgatewayâ to the Moon, the region where its gravity starts to dominate that of the Earth.
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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 Cassini spacecraft is heading for its first close encounter with Saturn&#39;s moon Titan tomorrow. University of Arizona scientists on the mission say Cassini will get its first real glimpse of Titan surface
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A NASA space probe with ties to Tucson was hurtling toward a moon of the planet Saturn on Christmas Day. The machine has been traveling through space for seven years, and it&#39;s now in the home stretch of the mission.
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The Huygens probe is on target and all set for its encounter with Titan, the mysterious large moon of Saturn.
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Europe&#39;s unmanned space probe has successfully entered its first orbit of the Moon, spiraling closer to the lunar surface on a journey that began more than 13 months ago, the European Space Agency said on its Web site.
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A new space probe has been sent out to try to discover the secrets of Titan, Saturn&#39;s largest moon. The American spacecraft Cassini, orbiting Saturn, has launched the probe Huygens on a course to reach Titan in about three weeks&#39; time.
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A EUROPEAN spacecraft powered by a Star Trek-style thruster has flown through a âlunar gatewayâ that puts it on course to reach the Moon on Monday.
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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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PASADENA, Calif.  - The European-built space probe  Huygens landed on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, on Friday,  sending back indications it was alive and well and leaving  scientists eager for its first research data.
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NASA&#39;s Cassini orbiter has had its closest encounter with Saturn&#39;s smog-shrouded moon, Titan, but scientists must wait to see their first glimpse of its icy surface.
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On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe will try to descend to the surface of Saturn&#39;s largest moon, Titan--a biochemically rich moon dominated by hydrocarbons like methane and ethane.
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The SMART-1 probe made it to within 3,100 miles of the moon yesterday morning, and will now begin spinning its way closer to the surface, the European Space Agency (ESA) said.