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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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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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IRAS

The Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) operated from 1983 to 1989. This joint US, UK, and Dutch space mission conducted...

Survey Historic Infrared Observatory

9.05 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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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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HTV-1 (Kounotori)

HTV-1, also designated Kounotori 1, was the inaugural flight of the H-II Transfer Vehicle, an uncrewed cargo spacecraft...

Cargo 2009 Jaxa H Ii

8.58 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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SELENE

The SELENE mission, formerly known as Kaguya, is a Japanese space exploration project operated by JAXA. It deployed an o...

Mapping Lunar Orbiter Jaxa

8.54 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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Hinode (Solar-B)

Hinode, meaning 'sunrise,' is a solar observation satellite developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) i...

Solar 2006 Magnetic Field Jaxa

8.48 Great

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Chang'e 4

Chang’e 4 is a Chinese space mission successfully deploying a lander and rover to explore the Moon’s far side. This achi...

China Active Moon Lander

8.42 Great

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Mars Express

Mars Express is a planetary exploration mission developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), launched in 2003 to study...

Active Planetary Mars Orbiter

7.75 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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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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Akatsuki

Akatsuki, also known as the Venus Climate Orbiter, is a JAXA spacecraft launched in 2010 to study the atmospheric dynami...

Climate Active Venus Orbiter

7.10 Good

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Arase

Arase, formerly known as the Exploration of Energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG), is a Japanese scientific satel...

Active Plasma Earth Jaxa

6.71 Fair

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EarthCARE

EarthCARE, short for Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer, is a joint Earth-observation mission developed by the...

Active Earth Esa Jaxa

6.58 Fair

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BepiColombo

BepiColombo is a joint European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency mission to study Mercury. Launched o...

Active Mercury Orbiter Esa

6.53 Fair

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Nozomi

Nozomi, called Planet-B before launch, was Japan's first Mars probe, launched by the Institute of Space and Astronautica...

Planetary Mars Past Orbiter

3.15 Poor