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NASA DAVINCI Mission's Many 'Firsts' to Unlock Venus' Hidden Secrets
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 17, 2024 NASA's DAVINCI - Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging - mission embodies the spirit of innovation and exploration that its namesake, Leonardo da Vinci, was famous for. Scheduled to launch in the early 2030s, DAVINCI will explore Venus with both a spacecraft and a descent probe. DAVINCI's probe will be the first in the 21st century to brave Venus' atmosphere as it descends from above the planet's clouds down to its surface. Two other missions, NASA's VERITAS an ... read more |
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A rare Venus solar transit sheds light on exoplanet atmospheresLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 In the coming decade, astronomers will begin exploring the atmospheres of Earth- and Venus-sized planets orbiting nearby stars. Despite their physical similarities, Venus and Earth have drastically ... more 
Researchers conclude Venus was never suitable for liquid water or lifeLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 03, 2024 A study led by astronomers at the University of Cambridge has determined that Venus has likely remained a dry, inhospitable planet for its entire history, countering long-standing speculation that t ... more 
Three Ways to Track Venusquakes, from Balloons to SatellitesWashington DC (SPX) Nov 28, 2024 Instruments aboard robotic landers have measured seismicity on the Moon and Mars, helping researchers learn about the inner workings of those celestial bodies. But the internal makeup of Venus is st ... more 
Final Venus Flyby sets up Parker Solar Probe for closest sun skimGreenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 05, 2024 On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus' surface. The flyby will adjust Parker's traje ... more |
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University of Freiburg Launches Major Initiative in Earth and Planetary GeodynamicsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 18, 2024 The University of Freiburg has announced the establishment of a new tenure track professorship in Earth and Planetary Geodynamics within the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources. This develo ... more
Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA's Magellan DataPasadena CA (JPL) May 29, 2024 An analysis of data from Magellan's radar finds two volcanoes erupted in the early 1990s. This adds to the 2023 discovery of a different active volcano in Magellan data. Direct geological evid ... more 
Venus' extreme dryness linked to specific atmospheric reactions, study suggestsLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have uncovered significant insights into why Venus, despite being similar in size and mass to Earth, contains minuscule amounts of water. Their fi ... more
Exploring Venus could redefine search for life in universeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2024 Though Venus is a harsh environment with extreme temperatures and toxic clouds, it provides crucial data on the conditions that might limit life on other planets, according to a recent study. ... more 
BepiColombo mission detects escaping gases in Venus's magnetosphereParis, France (SPX) Apr 12, 2024 The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has provided new insights into the atmospheric dynamics of Venus, showing how carbon and oxygen escape from the upper atmosphere. During its journey, the spacecraft ... more |
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Venus' Clouds Could Harbor Life: MIT Study Finds Amino Acids Stable in Sulfuric Acid
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2024 If there is life in the solar system beyond Earth, it might be found in the clouds of Venus. In contrast to the planet's blisteringly inhospitable surface, Venus' cloud layer, which extends from 30 to 40 miles above the surface, hosts milder temperatures that could support some extreme forms of life. If it's out there, scientists have assumed that any Venusian cloud inhabitant would look very different from life forms on Earth. That's because the clouds themselves are made from highly toxic drople ... read more 
Venus and gravitational wave missions get EU green lightParis (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 The European Space Agency gave the green light to two missions on Thursday, one to detect ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves and another to probe the secrets of Earth's closest neighbouring planet Venus. ... more |
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Mysterious missing component in the clouds of Venus revealedCambridge UK (SPX) Jan 08, 2024 What are the clouds of Venus made of? Scientists know it's mainly made of sulfuric acid droplets, with some water, chlorine, and iron. Their concentrations vary with height in the thick and hostile ... more 
Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, study suggestsProvidence RI (SPX) Oct 30, 2023 Venus, a scorching wasteland of a planet according to scientists, may have once had tectonic plate movements similar to those believed to have occurred on early Earth, a new study found. The finding ... more
Does lightning strike on Venus? Maybe not, study suggestsBoulder OC (SPX) Oct 04, 2023 Venus may be a (slightly) gentler place than some scientists give it credit for. In new research, space physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have jumped into a surprisingly long-ru ... more 
Venus on Earth: NASA's VERITAS Science Team Studies Volcanic IcelandPasadena CA (JPL) Sep 20, 2023 With its crushing atmospheric pressure, clouds of sulfuric acid, and searing surface temperature, Venus is an especially challenging place to study. But scientists know that observing its surface ca ... more 
Venus Parker Solar Probe toward record-setting flights around the SunLaurel MD (SPX) Aug 24, 2023 NASA's Parker Solar Probe zoomed past Venus on Aug. 21, using the planet's gravity to aim toward a record-setting series of flights around the Sun that start next month. At just before 8:03 a.m. EDT ... more |
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