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The probe left our planet back in 2006, has since covered a distance of about 3 billion miles (4.8 billion kilometers)

The Beagle 2 lander reached the surface of the Red Planet on December 25, 2003, was never seen or heard from since

The image was beamed to Earth by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, now traveling through space towards the dwarf planet

The Beagle 2 lander reached the Red Planet on December 25, 2003, researchers lost contact with it the very same day

Should all go as planned, the spacecraft will successfully place itself in the planet's orbit this coming March

The video was recorded through windows in the spacecraft's crew module, documents the last 10 minutes of Orion's flight

The image was obtained with the help of the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, hit the public eye just yesterday

The ship that carried the Orion back to shore docked in San Diego this Monday, the spacecraft was soon off-loaded

The spacecraft came out of hibernation this past December 6, is expected to begin researching Pluto in January 2015

In case you missed them, here are the most important scientific achievements and announcements of the week

The Mars-bound spacecraft successfully completed its first trip to space and back this past December 5

The Orion spacecraft left Earth just a few minutes ago, is now officially enjoying its first flight ever

The Orion spacecraft was supposed to embark on its maiden voyage this December 4, will hopefully launch tomorrow

Having reached the asteroid, the spacecraft will blast a hole in it, collect samples and return them to Earth

The dinosaur fossil, together with other souvenirs and mementos, will leave Earth this coming December 4

The first flight test of NASA's next-generation Orion spacecraft is scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 4

The Moon and Earth get photographed together