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Top Astronomy Events Coming Up in 2012
[/caption] As 2011 is drawing to a close, the festive season is here and many of us are winding down…
Missions that Weren’t: NASA’s Manned Mission to Venus
[/caption] In the mid-1960s, before any Apollo hardware had flown with a crew, NASA was looking ahead and planning its…
New Research Finds Venus’ Winds, They Are A-Changin’
[/caption] Venus, Earth's hotheaded neighbor, may have more variability in its weather patterns than previously believed. Using infrared data…
A Varying Venusian Vortex
Our neighboring planet Venus really is a world of extremes; searing surface temperatures, crushing air pressure, sulfuric acid clouds...Venus pretty…
First-Time Solar System Mosaic From the Inside Out
[/caption] Say cheese! The MESSENGER spacecraft has captured the first portrait of our Solar System from the inside looking out. The…
JAXA Considering Second Try at Akatsuki-Venus Rendezvous One Year Earlier than Planned
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now considering making a second attempt to insert the Akatsuki probe into Venus'…
Faulty Valve Caused Akatsuki Failure at Venus
[/caption] The Japanese space agency has deduced that a faulty engine valve was the reason the Akatsuki spacecraft did not…
Akatsuki Update: Fuel Pressure Drop Likely Caused Insertion Failure
[/caption] While JAXA is still trying to get an exact handle on the problems that the Akatsuki probe sent to…
Venus Has a Moon?
[/caption] Astronomers have been busy trying to determine the spin period and composition of Venus' moon. December 8, 2010, results…