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The European Space Agency (ESA) recently announced a new mission of its science program: a small telescope orbiting the Earth dubbed Arrakhis.

Comets are icy leftovers from the formation of the solar system. Explore these dirty snowballs in more detail with our ultimate comet guide.

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Called the Comet Interceptor, the European probe will travel 930,000 miles from Earth and assume a holding position until astronomers find a suitable target.

Generally speaking, space exploration missions take a lot of planning, and scientists in this field know many, many years in advance what, where, how, an...

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Comet Interceptor, including a main spacecraft and two smaller probes, is equipped with a hyperspectral camera based on VTT’s technology. This technology will provide information about how the Solar System was formed and how it has developed over tim

A UK-proposed space mission - to 3D-map a comet for the first time - has progressed towards reality, moving from the design phase towards. implementation.

The Comet Interceptor mission was formally adopted by ESA at a meeting in Madrid, with the next step to select a contractor to build the spacecraft and a robotic probe.​Due for launch in 2029 it will see one main spacecraft and two robotic probes – t

ESA's Comet Interceptor mission is approved and will launch in 2029 to study comets. Comet Interceptor, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission was approved on June 8 and will hit the galaxy in 2029.