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Astronomy & Observing News

Deep Space Network's 50th Anniversary

Our lifeline to outer space began as a temporary, manually run network of radio dishes. NASA's Deep Space Network, which turns 50 this year, now communicates with spacecraft traversing the whole solar system.

Astronomy & Observing News

A Legacy of Space Exploration

Timeless images released as part of the European Planetary Science Congress reveal milestones in our quest to understand the solar system.

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