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  2. List of missions to comets - Wikipedia

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    Extended mission. Closest approach of 200 kilometres (120 mi) at 15:30 UTC on 10 July 1992. [7] Suisei (PLANET-A) 19 August 1985: ISAS Japan: 1P/Halley: Flyby Successful Closest approach of 152,400 kilometres (94,700 mi) at 13:06 UTC on 8 March 1986 [8] Mu-3S-II: 21P/Giacobini–Zinner: Flyby Spacecraft failure (Extended mission)

  3. Your Stargazing Calendar for 2024: Catch a Total Solar ...

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    The Perseids range from July 17–August 24, and your best viewing is from a dark location after midnight, when the moon will set. Sturgeon Moon : This month’s full moon is on August 19. Getty ...

  4. Don't miss these celestial events in 2025 - AOL

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    In 2025, the sky will be illuminated by 12 full Moons, plenty of meteor showers, four eclipses and three Supermoons. Here's a calendar with the best astronomical events you won't want to miss ...

  5. EPOXI - Wikipedia

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    EPOXI mission observation of Hartley 2's jets. The Deep Impact mission was finished with the visit to comet Tempel 1.But the spacecraft still had plenty of maneuvering fuel left, so NASA approved a second mission, called EPOXI (Extrasolar Planet Observation and Deep Impact Extended Investigation), which included a visit to a second comet (DIXI component) as well as observations of extrasolar ...

  6. List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft

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    (a) Due to a non-spherical, irregular shape, a comet's x, y, and z axes instead of an (average) diameter are often used to describe its dimensions. (b) Closest approach given in multiples of the comet's (average mean) radius · List ordered in ascending order by a comet's first visit.

  7. Meteor showers, full moons and visible planets: Check out the ...

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    Calendar of Oklahoma celestial events in 2024 August. Aug. 4 – New Moon. Aug. 19 – Full blue moon. Aug. 25 to Oct. 1 – Saturn at its brightest in the evening sky. September. Sept. 2 – New Moon

  8. List of proposed Solar System probes - Wikipedia

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    Lunar orbiter, a secondary payload on the IM-2 mission [3] Nova-C IM-2: February 2025 Lunar lander [4] EscaPADE: Spring 2025 Two Mars orbiters [5] Tianwen-2: May 2025 Asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa sample return, comet 311P/PanSTARRS orbiter [6] Artemis II: April 2026 4-person lunar flyby [7] [8] Martian Moons eXploration: 2026 Martian moon ...

  9. Sample-return mission - Wikipedia

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    One further focus of such investigation—besides the basic composition and geologic history of the various Solar System bodies—is the presence of the building blocks of life on comets, asteroids, Mars or the moons of the gas giants. Several sample-return missions to asteroids and comets are currently in the works.

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