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Juice mission to Jupiter
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Juice mission to Jupiter

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons – Ganymede, Callisto an...

Extremely Large Telescope on course for first light
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Extremely Large Telescope on course for first light

Extremely large telescopes are considered worldwide to be one of the highest priorities in ground-based astronomy. They will lead to a greater advancement of as...

Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
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Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is an MIT-led NASA mission to spend two years discovering transiting exoplanets by an all-sky survey. TESS has...

Parker Solar Probe closest approach to Sun
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Parker Solar Probe closest approach to Sun

The Parker Solar Probe, launched by NASA in 2018, is on a historic mission to make the closest-ever approach to the Sun. As it plunges into our star’s outer atm...

Solar eclipse August 2026
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Solar eclipse August 2026

On the evening of 12 August 2026, people across the UK will be able to witness one of the most impressive astronomical events of the decade: a deep partial sola...

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