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Historic Mount Wilson Observatory was ready for its close call with the Bobcat Fire

October 15th, 2020 by

Several months ago, the historic Mount Wilson Observatory in southern California made an extraordinary observation.

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New Horizons Pluto probe leader Alan Stern is going to space with Virgin Galactic

October 15th, 2020 by

Alan Stern, who leads NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond, has been selected to fly aboard SpaceShipTwo, Virgin Galactic’s six-passenger suborbital space plane.

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BepiColombo spacecraft swings past Venus on long road to Mercury

October 15th, 2020 by

It’s a long, looping journey from Earth through the inner solar system to reach Mercury, but scenery can make any circuitous trip more exciting.

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On This Day in Space: Oct. 15, 1997: Cassini-Huygens probe launches to Saturn

October 15th, 2020 by

On Oct. 15, 1997, NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft on a mission to explore Saturn and its moons. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

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