n a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation
Watch: The Trailer for a Real-Life Space Odyssey The video above shows some of the most amazing space sequences yet committed to film. The funny thing about it is, it’s not sci-fi. It’s all real. Shot entirely “on location” around the planet Saturn, the film is a stunning experience of what’s really out there. NASA’s Cassini space probe made a close approach to Saturn in 2004 to become one of the most scientifically significant probes to date ...
July 5, 2013 - Time Magazine
Voyager reaches mystery interstellar doorstep Voyager’s prolonged journey into interstellar space took another dramatic turn when the intrepid space probe last summer passed into a bizarre and unanticipated cosmic hallway between the bubble of space under the sun’s influence and whatever lies beyond.
July 1, 2013 - Fox News
GALEX decommissioned: What happens to abandoned space probes? NASA's earth-orbiting GALEX was shut down Friday, meaning that the spacecraft will join a long line of space probes sacrificed to the universe.
July 1, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor