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Rare Back-to-Back Flybys of Venus Will Happen Next Week
Two spacecraft will fly past either side of Venus next week in the span of just 33 hours. The rare double flyby gives researchers an opportunity to observe the planet from multiple vantage points at nearly the same time.
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The 7 Weirdest Things About Venus, Hell Planet
It’s been nearly 30 years since a NASA spacecraft went to Venus, a yellowish planet 107 million kilometres from the Sun and 226 million kilometres from us. Venus is often thought of as a sibling planet to Earth, both being rocky worlds close enough to the Sun to bask in its heat. And yet, at…
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Hell Yeah, Another Venus Mission Just Got the Green Light
It’s been just a week since NASA announced its two Venus missions, and now there’s another one to look forward to. The European Space Agency today announced EnVision, its own Venus-bound spacecraft, slated to launch in the early 2030s.
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New Model of Ancient Astronomical Device Reveals a ‘Creation of Genius’
By building a digital model of the Antikythera Mechanism, scientists may have finally exposed a key function of the ancient device, revealing a design that required some seriously advanced thinking.