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The very first visible-light images of Venus' surface from space have been captured by NASA's Parker Solar Probe, and it could help researchers piece together the mysteries of the distant planet.
Venus Express was a mission by the European Space Agency to study the atmosphere and surface characteristics of Venus from orbit. The design was based on ESA's Mars Express and Rosetta missions. The probe's main objective was the long-term observation of the Venusian atmosphere, which it is hoped will also contribute to an understanding of ...
The Venera program established a number of precedents in space exploration, among them being the first human-made devices to enter the atmosphere of another planet (Venera 3 on 1 March 1966), the first to make a soft landing on another planet (Venera 7 on 15 December 1970), the first to return images from another planet's surface (Venera 9 on 8 ...
As soon as meteor does, one closes the shutter. That's why all my images of meteors look different. This one, for example is much darker than the nominated one simply because a meteor has flown in 7- 10 seconds after I opened the shutter. Of course neither Milky Way nor Zodiacal Lights are seen at the image - only bright stars and a meteor.
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Venera 8 (Russian: Венера-8 meaning Venus 8) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus and was the second robotic space probe to conduct a successful landing on the surface of Venus. [2] Venera 8 was a Venus atmospheric probe and lander.
A Facebook post claims Mercury, Venus and Saturn aligned with the pyramids in Giza, Egypt. That purported phenomenon is made up. Fact check: Image falsely shows Mercury, Venus and Saturn aligned ...
524522 Zoozve (/ ˈ z uː z v eɪ / ⓘ; provisional designation 2002 VE 68) is a sub-kilometer sized asteroid and temporary quasi-satellite of Venus. [5] Discovered in 2002, it was the first such object to be discovered around a major planet in the Solar System.