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‘The Nightmare Is Over’: NASA Resurrects VERITAS Mission to Venus
A long overdue mission to Venus is finally back on track after being put on hold due to budgeting and staffing issues at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). VERITAS, Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy, made its way back onto NASA’s budget and is on schedule to launch in 2031, according to mission…
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Adorable Cat Video Reaches Earth After 16-Million-Mile Journey from Deep Space
NASA just combined all of my favorite things: space, lasers, and cats. In a first-of-its-kind demonstration of deep space optical communication, the space agency streamed a high-definition video from 19 million miles away from Earth. And as it turns out, NASA is just as obsessed as we are when it comes to sharing cat videos.…
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Why Is Mars’ Atmosphere Leaking? A New Mission Seeks Answers
The NASA-funded mission will launch two twin spacecraft to explore Mars’ magnetosphere and how it interacts with solar wind.
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NASA Delays Launch of Psyche Asteroid Mission Due to Thruster Issue
A week before it was set to launch to a distant metal rich asteroid, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is forced to remain grounded until the space agency resolves an issue with its thrusters. NASA delayed the launch of its Psyche mission by a week, now targeting October 12 instead of October 5 for its liftoff, the…