There are certain things that all of us who are fans of science should always keep on top of.

And one of those is the most important and imminent space missions, particularly deep space probes that are going to go way out there and explore our solar system.

The things we've learned from their four runners have been amazing, and the things we're going to learn from the next generation, promise to be even more so.

More space missions you should know is coming up next on Skeptoid.

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You're listening to Skeptoid. I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com. More space missions you should know.

A few months ago, my episode on Space Missions You Should Know generated a huge amount of positive feedback,

as well as a flood of suggestions for spacecraft that I didn't talk about.

Who doesn't love spacecraft? We live vicariously as astronauts through them.

They are our eyes and radio ears into deep space, going where we can't go,

flying through the rings of Saturn, exploring asteroid worlds straight out of science fiction,

and literally peering straight into the beginning of time.

Today, we're going to look in detail at some of the most amazing and inspiring space missions

from the past, present, and future.

As we did before, let's begin with some missions from yesterday that you may have forgotten about, starting with...

Star Dust

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