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1. science.nasa.gov › venus › explorationVenus: Exploration - Science@NASA

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   Nov 9, 2017 · Venus: Exploration. Dozens of spacecraft have launched to explore Venus, but not all have been successful. NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. All NASA Science Missions.

2. scienceogram.org › blog › 2015How much would it cost to go to Venus? - scienceogram.org

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   Jan 14, 2015 · How much would it cost to go to Venus? An international collaboration of planetary scientists has just submitted a proposal for ESA to launch a mission to Venus in 2025. They’ve also helped us produce an infographic, inspired by our Rosetta cost breakdown, to put this proposed trip into context.

3. science.nasa.gov › venusVenus - NASA Science

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   Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and the sixth largest planet. It’s the hottest planet in our solar system. Venus is a cloud-swaddled planet named for a love goddess, and often called Earth’s twin. But pull up a bit closer, and Venus turns hellish.

4. www.nytimes.com › 2020/09/14 › scienceMissions to Venus: Highlights From History, and When We May ...

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   Sep 14, 2020 · About 40 robotic spacecraft launched by governments on Earth have tried to visit Venus in one way or another. Here are highlights from past journeys to Venus, as well as the prospects for a...

5. www.scientificamerican.com › article › nasa-picksNASA Picks Two Missions to Explore Venus, the First in ...

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   Jun 3, 2021 · June 3, 2021. 6 min read. NASA Picks Two Missions to Explore Venus, the First in Decades. The space agency’s DAVINCI+ and VERITAS missions could boost planetary science when they launch later...

6. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleVenus Information and Facts | National Geographic

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   The only planet named after a female figure, Venus is a celestial oddball. Though its rocks are shades of grey, its atmosphere imparts an eerie orange glow to the landscape.

7. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › nasa-announcesWith Two New Missions, NASA Announces Return to Venus by 2030

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   Jun 8, 2021 · The mission will also map the surface’s infrared emissions to explore Venus’ unknown rock type in an effort to determine if active volcanoes are secreting water vapor.

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   How many spacecraft have visited Venus?

   • Dozens of spacecraft have launched to explore Venus, but not all have been successful. NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. Why Return to Venus?

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   How much do we know about Venus?

   • “It is astounding how little we know about Venus, but the combined results of these missions will tell us about the planet from the clouds in its sky through the volcanoes on its surface all the way down to its very core,” said Tom Wagner, NASA’s Discovery Program scientist, in the NASA press release.

   With Two New Missions, NASA Announces Return to Venus by 2030

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   How many missions have been launched to explore Venus?

   • More than 40 missions have been launched to explore Venus. Akatsuki is Japan's first mission to explore Venus. It launched in May 2010. Mariner 2 became the first successful mission to another planet when it flew by Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. Pioneer Venus 1 launched on May 20, 1978, and was the first American spacecraft to orbit Venus.

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   When was the last time NASA visited Venus?

   • The last time NASA sent a dedicated mission to Venus was 1989, when its Magellan orbiter launched on a five-year mission to create a radar map of the planet. Ever since, Earth’s sister world—almost identical to our own planet in size, mass and bulk composition—had been relegated to the shadows of American space exploration.

   NASA Picks Two Missions to Explore Venus, the First in Decades

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   What was the first spacecraft to visit Venus?

   • NASA's Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to visit any planet beyond Earth when it flew past Venus on Dec. 14, 1962. NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. Why Return to Venus? How did Venus become a sulfurous inferno, while Earth evolved to become the only known world with life?

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   Did NASA ever visit Venus?

   • While NASA lost contact with the spacecraft before reaching Venus’ surface, its tenure in space produced valuable data and images of Venusian terrain. While NASA is overdue for a visit to Venus, other spacecrafts from Europe and Japan have orbited the planet since Magellan.

   With Two New Missions, NASA Announces Return to Venus by 2030

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