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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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Mariner 9

NASA's Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to enter orbit around another planet when it reached Mars in 1971. Its work...

Mapping Nasa Mars Orbiter

9.20 Excellent

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Voyager 2

Voyager 2 is a NASA-built spacecraft deployed in 1977. It’s notable for being the first to explore Uranus and Neptune pr...

Active Nasa Interstellar Outer Planets

9.15 Excellent

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Voyager 1

Voyager 1 is an active NASA spacecraft launched in 1977. It undertook a flyby mission to Jupiter and Saturn. The probe a...

Active Nasa Interstellar Outer Planets

9.13 Excellent

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New Horizons

The New Horizons mission is an active NASA space probe studying the outer solar system. Launched in 2006, it achieved a...

Active Nasa Kuiper Belt Pluto

8.68 Great

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Viking 1

The Viking 1 mission involved both an orbiter and a lander deployed to Mars in 1975. It achieved the historic feat of de...

Nasa Mars Past Lander

8.63 Great

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Curiosity Mars Rover

The Curiosity rover is an active NASA mission exploring Mars from Gale Crater. Launched in 2011, it investigates the pla...

Geology Active Nasa Mars

8.59 Great

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Hayabusa2

The Hayabusa2 mission, developed by JAXA, successfully collected and returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu. This acti...

Active Asteroid Jaxa Sample Return

8.57 Great

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OSIRIS-REx

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft undertook a NASA mission to study the asteroid Bennu. Launched in 2016, it successfully collec...

Nasa Past Asteroid Sample Return

8.51 Great

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Perseverance Mars Rover

The Perseverance rover is an active NASA mission exploring Mars. It operates within Jezero Crater, analyzing the geology...

Active Nasa Mars Rover

8.48 Great

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Space Shuttle STS-1

The Space Shuttle STS-1 mission marked America’s first crewed launch of the Space Shuttle program. This historic flight...

Nasa Past Shuttle Orbiter

8.33 Great

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Tianwen-1

The Tianwen-1 mission represents China’s ambitious exploration of Mars. This active space project launched in July 2020...

China Active Mars Lander

8.30 Great

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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon. Launched in 2009, it provides d...

Mapping Active Nasa Moon

8.30 Great

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DART

NASA’s DART mission successfully impacted the asteroid Dimorphos in October 2022. This marked the first demonstration of...

Impact Nasa Past Asteroid

8.17 Great

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars since 2006. It provides high-resolution imaging of th...

Imaging Active Nasa Mars

8.11 Great

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NEAR Shoemaker

The NEAR Shoemaker mission, a NASA project, studied the near-Earth asteroid 433 Eros. Launched in 1998, it successfully...

Nasa Past Asteroid Orbiter

8.11 Great

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Solar Orbiter

Solar Orbiter is a spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency with NASA participation to study the Sun and the in...

Solar Active Nasa Orbiter

7.89 Good

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MAVEN

MAVEN, short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, is a NASA orbiter launched in 2013 and placed into orbit around...

Active Nasa Mars Atmosphere

7.53 Good

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2001 Mars Odyssey

2001 Mars Odyssey is a NASA spacecraft that entered orbit around Mars in 2001. Its instruments mapped the planet's surfa...

Mapping Active Nasa Mars

7.47 Good

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OSIRIS-APEX

OSIRIS-APEX is NASA's extended mission for the spacecraft that returned a sample from asteroid Bennu in 2023 under the O...

Active Nasa Extended Asteroid

6.61 Fair