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This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordering events in the exploration of the Solar System by date of spacecraft launch. It includes: All spacecraft that have left Earth orbit for the purposes of Solar System exploration (or were launched with that intention but failed), including lunar probes.
The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object is listed in chronological order of its discovery (multiple dates occur when the moments of imaging, observation, and publication differ), identified through its various designations (including temporary and permanent schemes), and the ...
Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons; Timeline of Solar System exploration; Timeline of first images of Earth from space; List of former planets; List of hypothetical Solar System objects in astronomy; Historical models of the Solar System; History of astronomy; Timeline of cosmological theories; The number of currently ...
First spacecraft beyond the Inner Solar System. USA (NASA) Pioneer 10 [29] January 1974 First spacecraft to return data on a long-period comet. USA (NASA) Mariner 10 [30] 5 February 1974: First mission to explore two planets in a single mission (Mercury and Venus). First photograph of Venus from space. First use of solar wind for spacecraft ...
True-scale Solar System poster made by Emanuel Bowen in 1747. At that time, Uranus, Neptune, nor the asteroid belts had been discovered yet. Discovery and exploration of the Solar System is observation, visitation, and increase in knowledge and understanding of Earth's "cosmic neighborhood". [1]
Humanity's first object to attain Solar system's escape velocity. First probe to traverse the asteroid belt, to reach Jovanian system, to use a gravity assist and to leave the proximity of Solar systems' planets. Held the record for fastest human-made object at the time and the most distant one until Voyager 1 overtook in 1998.
This mission aims to address key solar system exploration objectives, enhancing the company’s understanding of Mars, potentially determining if life ever existed there, and aiding preparations ...
This is a timeline of astronomy. It covers ancient, medieval, Renaissance-era, and finally modern astronomy. ... making it the closest known exoplanet to the Solar ...