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Using infrared imaging data collected by the two satellites over a 10-year period from 2015 to 2025, the team estimated ...
From a bar in the clouds to finding more water from the Moon, outer space is constantly surprising us. A vast universe Think ...
For decades, Venus, often dubbed “Earth’s twin,” has been depicted as a barren, inhospitable world, its surface locked in an ...
The northern hemisphere of Venus, as captured in radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft. Some of the circular features seen in this image are coronae, mysterious formations that recent ...
A view of Venus taken by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft in 1996. A new look at Magellan data has revealed a shocking hint that Venus may be more ‘alive’ than previously thought. | Credit: NASA/JPL ...
NASA's decades-old Magellan mission has revealed possible signs of tectonic activity on Venus. This discovery is surprising, for Venus doesn't have tectonic plates like Earth.
NASA’s Magellan mission is one of the most successful deep space missions of all time. The spacecraft provided the first and most complete image map of the surface of Venus, and the most comprehensive ...
Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus’ surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA’s Magellan ...
Now, scientists combing back through the Magellan data have found fresh evidence of volcanic activity on Venus, which may even suggest that the planet is host to a similar level of volcanism as ...
Venus surface: The surface of Venus was mapped by the Magellan mission in the 1990s, providing the first view of what was below the planet's thick clouds.
Magellan zipped to Venus at 71,000 mph (113,600 km/h), traveling 1.5 times around the Sun and covering 788 million miles (1.2 billion kilometers). Compared to the launch issues, the cruise was ...