[astro-ph.EP] The characterization of terrestrial exoplanets and the conditions that lead to divergent climate outcomes is a primary goal of exoplanetary science.
VERITAS
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Lava World Recon: Possible Tectonic Activity On Venus
Using archival data from the mission, launched in 1989, researchers have uncovered new evidence that tectonic activity may be deforming the planet’s surface.
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Polar Motion Of Venus
Five Venus missions are under development to study the planet in the next decade, with both NASA’s VERITAS and ESA’s EnVision featuring a geophysical investigation among their objectives.
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DAVINCI Mission Seeks To Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets
NASA’s DAVINCI — Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging — mission embodies the spirit of innovation and exploration that its namesake, Leonardo da Vinci, was famous […]
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A New Strategy for the Exploration of Venus
The 2023-2032 Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey Origins, Worlds, and Life recommended that “NASA develop scientific exploration strategies, as it has for Mars, in areas of broad scientific importance, […]
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Source Regions of Carbonaceous Meteorites and NEOs
The present work aims to determine the source regions of carbonaceous chondrites (CM, CI, CO, CV, CK, CR, CH, CB, or C-ungrouped). We studied 38 individual asteroid families, including young […]
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Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA’s Magellan Data
Direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on Venus has been observed for a second time. Scientists in Italy analyzed archival data from NASA’s Magellan mission to reveal surface changes […]
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Lava World Away Team Practice: NASA’s VERITAS Science Team Studies Volcanic Iceland
With its crushing atmospheric pressure, clouds of sulfuric acid, and searing surface temperature, Venus is an especially challenging place to study. But scientists know that observing its surface can provide […]
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To Find Life In The Universe, Look To Deadly Venus
Despite surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead, lava-spewing volcanoes, and puffy clouds of sulfuric acid, uninhabitable Venus offers vital lessons about the potential for life on other planets, a […]
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BepiColombo Observes Escaping Oxygen And Carbon In An Unexplored Region Of Venus’s Magnetosphere
A fleeting visit of the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Venus has revealed surprising insights into how gases are stripped away from the upper layers of the planet’s atmosphere.