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The European-Japanese BepiColombo Mercury mission captured this view of the planet Venus during a flyby on Oct. 15, 2020, its first of two by the planet on the mission's way to orbit Mercury.

BepiColombo spacecraft swings past Venus on long road to Mercury

By Meghan Bartels published

It's a long, looping journey from Earth through the inner solar system to reach Mercury, but scenery can make any circuitous trip more exciting.

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An artist's depiction of a Venus rock hitting the moon.

Pieces of Venus may be hiding on the moon

By Meghan Bartels published

The moon may be hiding the scientific key to the mysterious past of our neighboring world, Venus.

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A NASA illustration shows the Pioneer 13 probes descending toward the clouds of Venus.

Did NASA detect a hint of life on Venus in 1978 and not realize it?

By Rafi Letzter published

What if scientists had started hunting for life on Venus in 1978?

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simulation of the surface of Venus, with the Northern Hemisphere displayed

'Grand claims' of life on Venus lack evidence, skeptics say

By Adam Mann published

A roundup of the various pushback and criticisms to the claim that there could be life on Venus

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A computer-simulated view of the northern hemisphere of Venus.

Meet Calypso, a daredevil mission concept to explore the surface of Venus

By Paul Sutter published

Of all the rocky, inner worlds of the solar system, Venus is the most challenging to explore.

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An artist's depiction of a fleet of probes approaching Venus.

After a tantalizing discovery at Venus, what could an astrobiology mission look like?

By Meghan Bartels published

Suddenly, a mission to investigate whether Venus might be hospitable to life after all doesn't seem quite so outlandish.

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This image of Venus was created using data that NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft collected on Feb. 7 and 8, 1974, shortly after the spacecraft's closest approach to Venus on Feb. 5.

Here's every successful Venus mission humanity has ever launched

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

This slideshow shows every successful Venus mission in history, according to information from NASA.

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An image of Venus' thick atmosphere captured by NASA's Mariner 10 mission.

Rocket Lab's plan to search for life on Venus in 2023 just got more exciting

By Mike Wall published

Rocket Lab's life-hunting Venus mission in 2023 will be just the beginning, if all goes according to the company's plan.

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An artist's concept showing a super-Venus on the left and Earth on the right.

Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life)

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

As Earth's twin, Venus offers much in the search for life and habitable worlds.

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Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft captured this false-color image of Venus' dayside on March 30, 2018.

Life on Venus? Breakthrough Initiatives funds study of possible biosignature detection

By Mike Wall published

The main goals involve investigating the case for life on Venus and figuring out the best ways to hunt it down, if it is indeed there.

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