NASA announced two new missions to Venus on June 2 that will launch at the end of the decade and are aimed at learning how Earth’s nearest planetary neighbour became a hellscape while our own thrived.
For decades, scientists who study Earth’s neighbor Venus have watched with dismay as NASA sends mission after mission to Mars. The last time the United States visited Venus was in 1989, when it sent the spacecraft Magellan to map the topography of the “hellish” planet. Although Venus is roughly the size of Earth, the planet is fundamentally different, encased in a dense, toxic atmosphere of .
NASA has selected two missions, dubbed DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to study the “lost habitable” world of Venus. Each mission will receive approximately US$500
by Gail Iles, RMIT University
NASA has selected two missions, dubbed DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to study the “lost habitable world of Venus. Each mission will receive approximately US$500 million for development and both are expected to launch between 2028 and 2030.
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