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Titania – Learn About The Largest Moon Of Uranus

Titania – Learn About The Largest Moon Of Uranus2019-04-27T01:07:47+01:00
A World Of Craters, Canyons & Cliffs Titania is the largest of the five spherical moons of Uranus and the 8th largest moon in the solar system, Titania was named…
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Fun Facts About Hyperion The Largest Irregular Moon

Fun Facts About Hyperion The Largest Irregular Moon2019-04-27T00:53:10+01:00
The Sponge-like Moon! Discovered in 1848, Hyperion is a moon of Saturn and the largest nonspherical moon in the solar system. It was also the first nonspherical moon to be…
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Mimas | Cool Facts About The Death Star Moon!

Mimas | Cool Facts About The Death Star Moon!2019-04-27T01:05:19+01:00
Smallest Round Moon Discovered in 1789 by William Herschel, Mimas has a diameter of 396 km making it the 21st largest moon in the solar system! It is also the smallest…
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Saturn’s Small Frozen Moons

Saturn’s Small Frozen Moons2019-04-27T01:05:38+01:00
Tiny Irregular Worlds! Saturn's moons are many and varied, technically ranging from the microscopic particles making up Saturn’s majestic rings, tiny moonlets and all the up to the enormous Titan.…
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Lesser Known Small Moons Of The Solar System

Lesser Known Small Moons Of The Solar System2019-04-27T00:40:51+01:00
Minor-Planet Moons These are moons that are natural satellites of those objects in the solar system that aren’t the Planets (or the Sun) – known as minor-planets which is a…
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Fun Facts About Haumea’s Biggest Moon Hi’iaka

Fun Facts About Haumea’s Biggest Moon Hi’iaka2019-04-27T00:35:49+01:00
The Big Brother Moon Of Haumea Haumea has two known moons (Hi'iaka being the largest), which were both formed billions of years ago from icy debris blasted into orbit from Haumea.…
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Dysnomia – The Only Moon Of The Distant Dwarf Planet Eris

Dysnomia – The Only Moon Of The Distant Dwarf Planet Eris2019-04-27T00:35:31+01:00
Fast Summary Facts About Dysnomia Discovered in 2005, Dysnomia is the only known moon of the distant dwarf planet Eris and was named after the daughter of the Greek goddess…
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Facts About Charon The Frozen Companion Of Pluto

Facts About Charon The Frozen Companion Of Pluto2019-04-27T00:35:40+01:00
The Largest Of Pluto’s Moons Discovered in 1978, Charon is the largest of the dwarf planet’s 5 known moons and with a diameter half that of Pluto, it’s an unusually…
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Quick Facts About Neptune’s 13 Small Moons

Quick Facts About Neptune’s 13 Small Moons2019-04-27T00:43:16+01:00
The Strange Moon System Of Neptune As of 2017, there have been 14 moons discovered orbiting Neptune, all named after Greek mythology water gods. By far the largest is Triton…
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The Mysterious Triton Neptune’s Largest Moon

The Mysterious Triton Neptune’s Largest Moon2019-04-27T01:06:30+01:00
A Captured Frozen World Discovered in 1846 shortly after Neptune was, Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune and is the only large moon in the solar system…
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Cool Future Space Missions And Launches

Early 2022 -  2nd Test Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Mid 2022  -  Launch of The Dream Chaser Spaceplane!
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Mid 2022  -  Launch The Space Launch System Rocket!
August 2022  -  Launch Psyche Spacecraft - Journey to 16 Psyche!
Aug-Sept 2022  -  Launch of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Late 2022 -  First Crewed Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Early 2023  -  Launch of the New Glenn Rocket!
Mid 2023  -  SpaceX's Starship 'Dear Moon' Mission!
10th October 2024  -  Launch Europa Clipper - To Jupiter's Moon
December 19th 2024  -  Parker Solar Probe's closest approach to The Sun
December 2025  -  BepiColombo Enters Mercury Orbit
Mid 2026  -  SpaceX launches the Starship with crew bound for Mars (hopefully)
11th April 2030  -  Europa Clipper Enters Jupiter's Orbit
Early 2030  -  The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Enters Jupiter's Orbit
In the 2030's  -  NASA plans to send Orion and Astronauts to Mars

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Psyche Metal World Probe Launches - August 2022!

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Launch of Europa Clipper to Jupiter!

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May 15-16th 2022 - Total Lunar Eclipse Across America's
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April 8th 2024 - Total Solar Eclipse in Mexico & the USA!
May 6th 2025 - Saturn at equinox (the Rings disappear!)
August 2nd 2027 - 6 min 23 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
November 13th 2032 - Transit of Mercury
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December 10th 2117 - Next Transit of Venus
July 26th 69,163 AD - A simultaneous transit of Venus and Mercury!

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