The European spacecraft Mars Express is to make a daring flyby of the Martian moon Phobos in the hope of gaining insights into its enigmatic surface, temperature and geological past, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday.
On 23 July, the unmanned craft will swoop to within just 97 kilometres of Phobos, using a battery of instruments, including a high-resolution stereo camera, infra-red scanner and atmospheric spectrometer.
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It’s an idea that has been plagued by misfortune. Now, proponents of technology that seeks to propel spacecraft using the pressure exerted by photons from the sun on thin “solar sails” look set for another chance to get their idea off the ground.
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Millions of textbooks depicting our Solar System as spherical have got it all wrong, according to studies of data sent back from deep space by NASA’s venerable probe, Voyager 2.
Continue reading… “Solar System The Shape Of An Egg”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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