swap_horiz IRAS Alternatives

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Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory delivered the car-sized Curiosity rover to Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. Designed to stu...

Nasa Mars Rover 2011

9.72 Brilliant

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Mars 2020 (Perseverance)

NASA's Mars 2020 mission landed Perseverance in Jezero Crater in February 2021 to investigate an ancient environment tha...

2020 Nasa Mars Rover

9.68 Brilliant

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OSIRIS-REx (Bennu Sample Return)

Launched in 2016, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission traveled to the near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu to collect material for lab...

2023 Nasa Asteroid Earth Return

9.66 Brilliant

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STS-61 Hubble Servicing

During NASA's 1993 STS-61 mission, Space Shuttle Endeavour carried the crew and equipment for the first servicing visit...

Nasa 1993 Shuttle Hubble Repair

9.58 Brilliant

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Friendship 7 (Mercury-Atlas 6)

Friendship 7 was the Mercury capsule that carried John Glenn on NASA's Mercury-Atlas 6 mission on February 20, 1962. Lau...

Orbital Nasa 1962 Crewed

9.35 Excellent

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COBE

The COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer) mission, operated by NASA from 1989 to 1993, provided crucial data about the early...

Cosmology Nasa Microwave Observatory

9.20 Excellent

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Cosmic Background Explorer

The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) was a NASA space mission launched in 1989 to study the cosmic microwave background...

Survey Cosmology Nasa Microwave

8.62 Great

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WMAP

The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) was a NASA space mission that studied the cosmic microwave background ra...

Survey Cosmology Nasa Microwave

8.54 Great

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Herschel

The Herschel Space Observatory was a European Space Agency mission launched in 2009. It operated primarily in infrared w...

Astronomy Telescope Infrared Past

8.08 Great

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Infrared Astronomical Satellite

The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) was a joint space telescope mission developed by the United States, the Nethe...

Telescope Nasa Infrared Past

7.93 Good

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COROT

COROT (COnvection ROtation and planetary Transits) was a space telescope mission led by the French space agency CNES, la...

Observatory Asteroseismology Exoplanet Cnes

7.65 Good

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NEO Surveyor

NEO Surveyor is a planned infrared space telescope developed by NASA, with a scheduled launch in 2027. Designed to opera...

Nasa Infrared Planned Asteroid

7.48 Good

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Yohkoh

Yohkoh, originally designated as the Solar-A mission, was a Japanese solar observation satellite launched in 1991. The s...

Solar Observatory Past X Ray

7.40 Good

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GALEX

GALEX (Galaxy Evolution Explorer) was a NASA space telescope designed to observe the sky in ultraviolet wavelengths. Lau...

Survey Nasa Galaxies Past

7.39 Good

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TRACE

TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) was a NASA heliophysics satellite launched in 1998 to study the Sun's mag...

Solar Nasa Observatory Past

7.38 Good

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Infrared Space Observatory

The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was a European Space Agency space telescope launched by an Ariane 4 rocket in Novem...

Astronomy Telescope Infrared Past

7.28 Good

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Akari

Akari, originally known as ASTRO-F, was an infrared astronomy satellite developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Age...

Survey Telescope Infrared Past

7.07 Good

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AGILE

AGILE is a high-energy astronomy satellite developed for the Italian Space Agency and launched in 2007. Its instruments...

High Energy Observatory Gamma Ray Asi

6.85 Fair

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Cheops

Cheops (Characterising Exoplanet Satellite) is a European Space Agency space telescope launched in December 2019, develo...

Survey Telescope Active Exoplanets

6.73 Fair

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Hisaki

Hisaki, also designated SPRINT-A, is a Japanese ultraviolet space telescope developed and operated by the Japan Aerospac...

Active Planetary Observatory Ultraviolet

6.35 Fair