NASA has decided to send two new missions to Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, making it the first time the agency will go to this scorching hot world in more than three decades. The news has thrilled...
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What Do We Know About Venus?
NASA plans to send two unmanned spacecraft to Earth's nearest planetary neighbor to study it and understand if it could have supported life at one point. These missions are expected to launch around 2028 and are the first such endeavors to Venus in more than 30 years. Could their findings reveal answers on how to combat climate change and other scientific mysteries of the universe? Learn more about what NASA calls the "lost habitable" world.
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