Tag: Astronomy
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NASA to announce launch of first ever probe to ‘touch the sun’
NASA will tomorrow officially announce its mission to launch a probe that will ‘touch the sun’ for the first time. The £1.2billion Solar Probe Plus expedition will dip inside the sun’s atmosphere and have to survive unimaginable levels of radiation and temperatures of 1,400°C, reports sciencealert.com. Travelling a mind-boggling four million miles, it is set…
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Google honours Cassini spacecraft with a Google Doodle, what it all means
Today, Google has honoured the Cassini spacecraft with a Google Doodle as Cassini is going where no ship has gone before. On Wednesday Cassini begins a series of dives into the space between Saturn and its magnificent rings. The Google Doodle is seen with Saturn gravitating towards Cassini wearing a smile, with Cassini between its…