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If we left the solar system, what paths could we take?

Humanity has explored the Moon and sent robots to Mars, but the Solar System is just our cradle. What happens when we decide ...
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China Launches Tianwen-2 to Aim for Double Sample Return, Deeper Solar System Exploration

China envisions exploring the solar system, and it seems that would happen soon. The country launched Tianwen-2, an innovative space probe tasked with retrieving samples from an uncharted asteroid and ...
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50 years of solar system exploration historical perspectives edited by Linda Billings

Introduction: NASA's solar system exploration paradigm : the first fifty years and a look at the next fifty / James L. Green and Kristen J. Erickson -- Part I. Overview. Exploring the Solar System : ...
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Robotic exploration of the solar system / Paolo Ulivi ; with David M. Harland

Pt. 1. The golden age, 1957-1982. The beginning -- Of landers and orbiters -- The grandest tour -- Pt. 2. Hiatus and renewal, 1983-1996. The decade of Halley -- The era of flagships -- Faster, cheaper ...
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Unseen Asteroids, Hidden Comets, and More: A New Observatory Is About to Expose Millions of Cosmic Mysteries

Astronomers are on the verge of a groundbreaking leap in our understanding of the solar system, thanks to the highly anticipated Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. Set to unveil millions of ...