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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.
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.
Jun 2, 2021 · The losing competitors were missions to Jupiter's moon, Io, and Neptune's moon, Triton. Each winning Venus mission will get $500 million in NASA funding.
- Henry Blodget
Feb 1, 2019 · How Visiting Venus Will Help Us Find Life on Distant Planets. Radar data from the Magellan spacecraft was used to create this computer-generated view of Venus's Latona Corona and Dali...
Jun 2, 2021 · Despite the best efforts of scientists eager to study Earth’s sister world, U.S. efforts to send a dedicated spacecraft to Venus languished—until NASA made a surprising announcement.
Jun 8, 2021 · The Magellan probe collected data from Venus while orbiting the planet for four years, resulting in the first map of the planet’s surface.
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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...
