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astronomy2 years ago•1 min saved

Catch Venus shining bright in the night sky this weekend.

Venus will be shining brightly and at its highest point in the sky on June 4th, providing a celestial spectacle visible at sunset. Mars will also be visible nearby as a reddish point of light. NASA has two unmanned missions planned within the decade to explore Venus and learn more about the planet's mysterious and extreme environment, including the DAVINCI mission which will drop a probe to the surface to gather data and take up-close images. These will be the first missions to Venus in almost thirty years.

via ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix|

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space2 years ago•4 min saved

NASA's VERITAS mission faces major setback in Venus exploration.

Delays to NASA's VERITAS mission, originally scheduled to fly in 2027, might affect the two other missions set to explore Venus. The White House's 2024 budget proposal for NASA holds the mission funding for VERITAS at a mere $1.5 million per year for the near future, placing the mission in a "deep freeze." VERITAS was supposed to be the first mission to return to Venus since NASA's Magellan spacecraft orbited it nearly 30 years ago. Its indefinite delay has disbanded the mission's engineering wing, and scientists are now worrying about its impact on two other related missions to Venus.

via Space.com|

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