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Feb 9, 2023 · The 2022 NASA Science Calendar: Science and discovery unite and inspire us—and are a source of hope in difficult times. Our continued exploration of our planet and the universe around us, while facing the challenges of the pandemic, demonstrates the power of the human spirit to push beyond our limitations and transcend obstacles.
- April 4 - Mars and Saturn
- April 16 - Full Moon
- April 18 - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
- April 21/22 - The Lyrid Meteor Shower
- April 27 - Crescent Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
- April 28 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
Here’s another great planetary conjunction for you - Mars and Saturn are now just half a degree apart and while they’re evenly matched in brightness, their colors will contrast nicely. Mars shines with a coppery light while Saturn appears pale yellow and the pair will easily fit into the same field of view of any binocular (or a telescope at low po...
Like the full Moon last month, April’s full Moon occurs in Virgo, but whereas the Moon was on the western side of the constellation in March, it’s now on the eastern edge, close to the border with Libra. The bright star Spica appears 9 degrees to the west of the Moon. April’s full Moon is known as the Pink Moon, after the phlox flowers that bloom a...
If you’ve been rising early over the past few weeks, you may have noticed Jupiter creeping away from the Sun and into the morning twilight. This gives us an excellent opportunity to see four of the five naked-eye planets in the predawn sky, with all but Mercury being visible. This morning they’re fairly evenly spaced, with Jupiter lowest in the eas...
The second prominent meteor shower of the year is the Lyrids. Under ideal conditions, this medium-strength shower can produce about 15 to 20 meteors an hour, not to mention the occasional fireball. Lyra, the constellation from which the meteors appear to originate, rises at about 11 p.m., while the waning gibbous Moon rises in Sagittarius some four...
There’s another opportunity to see a conjunction of the crescent Moon and several planets this morning. Last month it was close to Venus, Saturn, and Mars but today we find it just a little below Venus and Jupiter. These are currently the three brightest objects in the sky and with just four degrees between the Moon and Jupiter and 3.2 degrees betw...
If you’re not a morning person, you’ll be pleased to know there’s one planet you’ll be able to see in the evening sky. Mercury is at its greatest elongation from the Sun today, which makes it visible in the west from about 15 minutes after sunset. At an altitude of about 16 degrees at that time, the planet will be reasonably high above the horizon,...
Jun 2, 2021 · Discovery missions are capped at $500 million, excluding costs for the launch vehicle and mission operations. Both new Venus missions will launch between 2028 and 2030 and will carry technology...
Nov 9, 2017 · 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.
Mar 28, 2023 · The White House's 2024 budget request for NASA, yet to be approved by Congress, proposes $3.38 billion to NASA's Planetary Science Division that funds some of the agency's missions, including the...
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. Our nearest planetary neighbor, the second planet from the Sun, has a surface hot enough to melt lead.
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How much did Venus Express cost? ESA’s investment is about 220 million Euros covering the development of the spacecraft, the launch and the operations. This amount also includes 15 million Euros as support to several research institutes for building the instruments.
