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Japan’s first Venus probe struggling to enter orbit

Japan’s first Venus probe struggling to enter orbit Japan’s first space probe bound for Venus was struggling on Tuesday to enter the planet’s orbit, the space agency said. Read more on PhysOrg

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Making the space probe for Titan – BBC

Seven years in the making, the probe that will travel to Titan has undergone many tests. First hand accounts from scientists behind the awesome mission in this video clip from the BBC.

NASA – Huygens Probe Lands on Saturn’s Moon, Titan

This movie was built with data collected during the 147-minute plunge through Titan’s thick orange-brown atmosphere to a soft sandy riverbed by the European Space Agency’s Huygens Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer on Jan. 14, 2005. In 4 minutes and 40 seconds,… Continue reading

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