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The Last Spacecraft Orbiting Venus Has Officially Died

Earth’s lone connection to Venus is over. After losing contact a year ago, The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ...
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Last Venus Spacecraft Goes Dark, Leaving No Active Human-Made Presence

After a year of attempting contact, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Tuesday that its Akatsuki ...
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Venus loses its last active spacecraft, as Japan declares Akatsuki orbiter dead

Humanity's last active mission at Venus is no more. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) declared its Akatsuki ...

Venus's clouds contain massive reservoirs of water and iron

Venus has long been called a dry, hellish planet veiled in clouds of liquid acid. But new study of old spacecraft data tells a different story—one that’s reshaping what scientists believed they knew ...

Could 3I/ATLAS's Path Near the Sun and Venus Mark a Rare Cosmic Moment?

NASA confirms comet 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar visitor, will safely pass the Sun and Venus in late 2025, offering ...
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NASA Installs Heat Shield on Private Spacecraft for Journey to Hunt Life on Venus

A company that’s slated to launch the world’s first-ever private mission to Venus is getting ready for the planet’s super-hot temperatures with some help from NASA. The space agency boasted in a press ...
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NASA skywatching tips for August include a Jupiter and Venus meetup

There’s plenty of planetary action to be enjoyed in August, according to NASA’s latest rundown of what to look out for in the sky this month. Highlights include a morning meetup between Jupiter and ...