NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus “NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. Part of NASA’s Discovery Program, the missions […]
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About That Phosphine On Venus Discovery …
No Phosphine In The Atmosphere Of Venus “The detection of phosphine (PH3) has been recently reported in the atmosphere of Venus employing mm-wave radio observations (Greaves et at. 2020). We […]
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Did Russia Claim Venus? Too Bad They Can't Afford To Visit It Any More
Hell Is in Space and It Belongs to Russia, Roscosmos Chief Says, Gizmmodo “Our country was the first and only one to successfully land on Venus,” Rogozin told attendees at […]
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Breakthrough Initiatives Wants To Go To Venus
Breakthrough Initiatives to Fund Study into Search for Primitive Life in the Clouds of Venus “Breakthrough Initiatives, the privately-funded space science programs founded by science and technology investor and philanthropist […]
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Phosphine Detected In The Atmosphere of Venus – An Indicator of Possible Life?
Hints of life on Venus, RAS “An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, today announced the discovery of a rare molecule – phosphine – […]
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Akatsuki Is Finally Orbiting Venus
Japan’s Akatsuki Is Orbiting Venus “The nail-biting maneuver that sent Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft into orbit around Venus this week is being celebrated by NASA scientists, eager to learn more about […]
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Space Quarterly Magazine September Issue
Space Quarterly Magazine September 2012 Table of Contents, SpaceRef Marc’s note: The September 2012 edition of Space Quarterly Magazine is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, September 4. There many […]
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Does SMD Have a Bias Against Venus?
Scientists Perceive NASA Bias Against Venus, Scientific American “Venus would seem to be a tempting destination for planetary probes: conveniently close, and an extreme laboratory for atmospheric processes familiar on […]
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Japan's Venus Probe Fails To Enter Orbit
Japan probe overshoots Venus, headed toward sun, CNBC “The probe, called Akatsuki, which means dawn, reached Venus on Tuesday and fired its engines in an attempt to reach an elliptical […]