Sailing at Saturn

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The mysteries of the ringed planet Saturn explored by the Cassini spacecraft, which is due to arrive on 1 July 2004, are discussed. Cassini also carries a piggyback probe, Huygens, built by the European Space Agency and slated for release in November 2004 for an independent study of the Saturn moon Titan.

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What next for Neptune?

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There is little possibility that future space-based research will be conducted on the planet Neptune. Scientists from NASA and other space agencies around the world are presently concentrating their efforts on conducting research on the planets Uranus and Pluto.

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A common cause

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The ESA was established in 1973 by 13 European nations. The goals of the ESA include the stimulation of technology and the elimination of Europe's dependence on the US for space exploration.

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