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The Cassini-Huygens Mission (1997-2017)
The Cassini spacecraft was exploring Saturn and its moons for nearly 20 years.
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Interesting astronomy facts
This animation presents some interesting facts in the field of astronomy.
Planets, sizes
The inner planets of the Solar System are terrestrial planets while the outer planets are gas giants.
The Dawn mission
Studying Ceres and Vesta will help us learn more about the early history of the Solar System and how rocky planets are formed.
The New Horizons mission
The New Horizons space probe was launched in 2006, with the objective to study Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
Voyager space probes
The Voyager space probes were the first man-made objects to leave the Solar System. They gather data about outer space and carry information about humanity.
Jupiter
Jupiter is the largest planet of the Solar System, it has two and a half times the mass of all the other planets combined.
The life-cycle of the Solar System
The formation of the Sun and the planets started with the contraction of a dust cloud about 4.5 billion years ago.
