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The Pioneer 11 spacecraft is headed toward the constellation of Aquila and will pass near one of the stars in the constellation in about 4 million years.


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Photo of the Sun.Artist's drawing of Pioneer 11 near Jupiter.
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 Desert RATS testing
NASA's 'RATS' Test Lunar Exploration Technology
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 ST5 launches on a Pegasus rocket
Micro-Satellite Test Mission Launches
NASA's three ST5 spacecraft probe the Earth's magnetosphere and test the limits of micro-satellite technology.
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 Stardust
Stardust
Stardust returns samples from Comet Wild 2 to Earth.
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 An artist's concept of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
The mission will attempt to determine whether long-standing bodies of water ever existed on Mars.
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 STEREO going through testing in the clean room.
STEREO Readies for Sun Imaging Mission
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 Eight new propeller-like features within Saturn's A ring
Belt of Moonlets in Saturn's Rings
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 Cape Verde in approximate true color
Opportunity Turns Two - in Mars Years
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 SOHO 10th Anniversary
SOHO: 10 Years of Looking at the Sun
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 06.16.06 - NASA Conference Celebrates 30 Years of Mars Research
NASA will host a symposium titled "Mars: Past, Present and Future" on Thursday, June 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the agency's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
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 06.13.06 - NASA Releases Genesis Accident Report
NASA has posted the Genesis Mission Mishap Investigation Board Report on the agency's Web site.
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 Artisit's concept of the solar system
Solar System
A group of heavenly bodies consisting of a star with planets and other objects orbiting it.
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 An artist's concept of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
New Mission to Mars
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is next on the Mars-mission manifest.
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 An artist's depiction of Huygens descending into Titan's atmosphere.
A Soft Landing
Huygens pierces Titan's atmosphere and reaches the moon's surface.
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