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Rosetta ‚post-mission‘ – new findings relating to the temperature and nature of the comet’s surface
Two-and-a-half years have passed since the operational phase of the Rosetta mission came to an end in September 2016. However, scientific evaluation of the enormous amounts of data from the instruments on the spacecraft and the Philae lander is still ongoing.
via DLR Portal – News http://bit.ly/2SP1Nvl
Here’s an Update on Hayabusa2’s Crater-Creating Explosion
Hayabusa2’s SCI experiment fell toward Ryugu for 40 minutes before detonating about 300 meters above the surface.
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via Planetary Society Blog http://bit.ly/QRHOCj
As Gaia Maps Our Galaxy, This Telescope Keeps an Eye on the Spacecraft
Europe’s star-mapping spacecraft, Gaia, streaks across the Milky Way in a new image captured by a ground telescope. The image will help refine scientists‘ knowledge of Gaia’s orbit.
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via Space.com http://bit.ly/2WPkkGi
Venus Missions? Interstellar Probes? Here Are 18 Wild Space Tech Ideas NASA Is Looking At
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program funds 18 project proposals. The projects are aimed to design and test technology concepts for potential future NASA missions.
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via Space.com http://bit.ly/2WPkkGi
Russische ISS-Kosmonauten erhalten nur am Tag des Sieges dienstfrei
Die beiden russischen Kosmonauten in der Internationalen Raumstation ISS erhalten zum Tag des Sieges (9. 5.) nicht so lange frei wie ihre Landsleute auf der Erde.
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via Gerhard Kowalski http://bit.ly/2sRnRXD