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| Rosetta starts tracking asteroid Steins Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:00:00 +0100 |
 Heading toward its first target-asteroid, (2867) Steins, ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has started using its cameras to visually track the asteroid and eventually determine its orbit with more accuracy. |
| Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:52:00 +0100 |
 Mars Express closed in on the intriguing martian moon Phobos at 6:50 CEST on 23 July, flying past at 2.96 km/s, only 100 km from the centre of the moon. The ESA spacecraft’s fly-bys of the moon have returned its most detailed full-disc images ever, also in 3-D, using the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board. |
| COROT finds exoplanet orbiting Sun-like star Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:13:00 +0100 |
 A team of European scientists working with COROT have discovered an exoplanet orbiting a star slightly more massive than the Sun. After just 555 days in orbit, the mission has now observed more than 50 000 stars and is adding significantly to our knowledge of the fundamental workings of stars. |
| Closing in on Venus Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:18:00 +0100 |
 Starting this week, spacecraft controllers have been executing a series of manoeuvres to gradually bring Venus Express closer to its host planet. In its modified orbit, the spacecraft will be able to observe unexplored regions and investigate phenomena that were not within its reach before. |
| Mars Express to rendezvous with Martian moon Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:54:00 +0100 |
 Scientists and engineers are preparing ESA’s Mars Express for several close fly-bys of the Martian moon Phobos. Passing within 100 km of the surface, Mars Express will conduct some of the most detailed investigations of the moon to date. |
