Philae | Rosetta Deploys The First Comet Lander!
ESA’s Philae Lander The Rosetta spacecraft, and the piggy-backing Philae lander, were launched on an Ariane 5 rocket on March 2nd 2004 arriving at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko nearly 10 ½ years…
Cassini Spacecraft | Revealing The Grandeur Of Saturn!
The Legendary Explorer! Enjoy learning Cool Facts about one of the most ambitious missions ever launched! Cassini-Huygens is the only probe to orbit and study Saturn, its rings and its…
Incredible Facts On The Huygens Titan Landing Probe!
First Deep Space Landing The Huygens space probe was part of the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft that was launched to study Saturn and its moons in 1997. Huygens, built by the European…
Mars’ Phoenix Lander – The Polar Explorer
Seeking Polar Water-Ice! NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander mission was a stationary lander sent to an area of Mars’ polar north with the lander making a soft landing using descent engines…
Curiosity | Facts About NASA’s Nuclear Powered Mars Rover!
The Car-sized Explorer! The Curiosity Rover is a car-sized robot sent to the Red Planet in 2011 to study the Martian climate and geology. The nuclear powered, 6-wheel rover landed…
Opportunity Rover | NASA’s Record Setting Rover
The Tireless Explorer! The Opportunity Rover is one of two Mars Exploration Rovers (along with its twin Spirit) sent to the Red Planet in 2003 by NASA. Solar powered, the…
Spirit Rover | Fun Facts About The Mars Exploration Rover
The Twin That Got Beached! The Spirit Rover is one of two Mars Exploration Rovers (along with its twin Opportunity) sent to the Red Planet in 2003 by NASA. Solar…
Pioneer 10 & 11 | The Pioneering Interplanetary Missions
Pioneer 10 & 11 The Pioneer program was a series of robotic spacecraft that were sent on missions to explore the outer planets. Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 are the…
Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Spacecraft
Monitoring Earth’s Space Weather Form the Deep Space Climate Observatories (DSCOVR) orbit around the Lagrangian Point (P1) the spacecraft enjoys a continuous view of the Sun and sunlit side of…
Learn About NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope!
Hubble’s Successor The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space-based infrared observatory that is the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The JWST offers improved resolution and sensitivity which…