space probe

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"We're not there yet. But we're currently developing a new space probe at ESA called Vigil which will be dedicated exclusively to improving our understanding of space weather," says the scientist.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

In 2034, NASA's space probe Dragonfly is expected to reach Titan, with the aim of investigating what is on its surface.

From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2025

The space probe flew through them seven times during its 13-year mission, discovering organic molecules such as methane and formaldehyde, and hydrogen, a potential energy source for microbes.

From Science Magazine • May 30, 2023

And in 2014, the Rosetta space probe dropped a robotic module named Philae on the comet called 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko — the first controlled touchdown on a comet nucleus.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2022

April 3, 1966: The Luna 10 space probe becomes the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson