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21st Century

21st Century

  • 2004: Spirit and Opportunity rovers land on Mars, finding evidence of past water activity.
  • 2006: New Horizons spacecraft launches to Pluto, providing close-up images and data of the dwarf planet and its moons.
  • 2011: Juno spacecraft arrives at Jupiter, studying its atmosphere, magnetic field, and interior structure.
  • 2021: Perseverance rover lands on Mars, searching for signs of ancient microbial life and collecting samples for future return to Earth.
  • Ongoing: International Space Station (ISS) hosts continuous human presence and scientific research in microgravity. Future plans include Artemis missions to return humans to the Moon and explore Mars.

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