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Japan Lost Contact With "Planet C" Spacecraft, Leaving Humanity With No Presence Around Venus

Fifteen years after launch, Japan has announced the end of the "Planet C" mission, leaving humanity with no presence around ...

End of the Japan Akatsuki Venus Probe Mission

On September 22, it was reported that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) initiated the termination procedure for the Venus Climate Orbiter 'Akatsuki' (PLANET-C) on September 18, marking the ...
magicvalley.com

Of planetary alignments and geysers

SKYWATCH: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery, just inside Jupiter’s orbit, of Kohoutek, a comet synonymous ...
Nature

Venus Atmosphere and Climate Studies

The study of Venus’ atmosphere and climate encompasses a broad spectrum of research, from the detection of trace chemical species and the characterisation of cloud dynamics to investigations of the ...
Space.com

Venus quiz: How much do you know about this hottie?

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry is the Content Manager at Space.com. Formerly, she was the Science Communicator at JILA, a physics ...

Intense Collisions Shaping Earth's Habitable Environment: Early Impacts on Venus May Have Caused Core Overheating

A team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) compared the early impact histories of Venus and Earth, discovering that Venus experienced higher-energy impacts, resulting in an overheated core.
NextBigFuture

First Flight of Venus Aerospace BREAKTHROUGH Rotating Detonating Engine

Venus Aerospace had the first-ever U.S. flight test of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE)—a next-gen propulsion technology that’s been theorized for decades, but never flown… until now. The ...