Europe's Huygens probe nears end of its journey to Titan

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Huygens probe is nearing the end of its 20-day journey to Saturn's moon Titan, where on Jan. 14 it is to descend through the atmosphere and make humanity's first hard-landing attempt in the outer solar system. The 320-kilogram (705-pound) probe was released from...

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