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Feb 14, 2020 · CNN —. In order to further explore our solar system, NASA has chosen four proposals for missions that would investigate Venus, Jupiter’s moon Io and Neptune’s moon Triton. If chosen, NASA ...
Feb 14, 2020 · The last U.S.-led mission to Venus that measured its environment was Pioneer Venus 2, which launched in 1978. Otherwise, spacecraft have flown by Venus from a distance, or worse, used it as a ...
Jun 3, 2021 · The team behind the Trident mission proposal wished to work out how a surreal and utterly alien form of icy volcanism could keep Neptune’s moon Triton—an ancient relic from the dawn of the ...
Feb 13, 2020 · Venus may be Earth's closest cousin, but for many planetary scientists, it can seem a distant dream. It's been nearly 30 years since a NASA spacecraft has visited the planet. But that could change, as missions to Venus are two of the four finalists for the agency's next two $500 million planetary missions, NASA announced today.
Feb 13, 2020 · NASA has selected four potential future missions – to Jupiter’s fiery moon Io, Neptune’s icy moon Triton, and two that would explore the atmosphere and map the surface of Venus
Feb 14, 2020 · Here’s how it works. Venus, Jupiter's supervolcanic moon Io and Neptune's big satellite Triton are in NASA's crosshairs. Those three cosmic objects are the focus of the four finalists for NASA's ...
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Feb 14, 2020 · NASA has selected four mission concept studies as potential Discovery class solar system space missions to Venus, Jupiter’s moon of Io, and Neptune’s moon of Triton. Each of the studies will ...
