How did the sun's family of planets and minor bodies originate? Missions
For the first time in human history we know of planets around other stars and many of those other planetary systems look quite different from our own. Many have a planet like Jupiter, or even bigger, nearest to the Sun. If we are to understand why this is the case, and how likely it is that there are Earth-like planets elsewhere, we need to better understand how planets form.
*Sort missions by clicking Launch Date, A-Z, or PHASE column headers.
Launch Date | A-Z | Phase |
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October 15, 1997 | Operating | |
September 27, 2007 | Operating | |
January 12, 2005 | Operating | |
January 12, 2005 | Operating | |
August 08, 2001 | Past | |
September 01, 2011 | Under Study | |
May 09, 2003 | Operating | |
2013 | Under Study | |
August 01, 2011 | Under Study | |
2011 | Under Study | |
2016 | Under Study | |
June 10, 2003 | Operating | |
June 02, 2003 | Operating | |
November 07, 1996 | Past | |
January 01, 2011 | Under Study | |
April 07, 2001 | Operating | |
August 12, 2005 | Operating | |
July 08, 2003 | Operating | |
Under Study | ||
2013 | Under Study | |
August 03, 2004 | Operating | |
April 16, 2008 | Development | |
January 19, 2006 | Operating | |
August 04, 2007 | Operating | |
March 02, 2004 | Operating | |
February 07, 1999 | Past | |
Operating |