A balloon mission that could explore Venus indefinitely
Sometimes, the best innovative ideas come from synthesizing two previous ones. We've reported before on the idea of having a ...
Space on MSN7d
Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?
The planet, known as HD 20794d, gets farther out from its star than Mars is from the sun and, on the other end of its orbit, ...
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The remote seeds of exploration
There may be something about Earth’s remote places that root many of humanity’s greatest achievements in space. John Glenn ...
Back to Venus: Europe orders satellites
Why is Venus so different? Several scientific instruments are to explore our neighboring planet. ESA has now awarded the ...
Astronomy on MSN11d
Could planets orbiting red dwarfs host life?
Planets with suns like Wolf 359 are subject to huge blasts of radiation that raise questions about their long-term ...
ScienceAlert on MSN9d
What If The Solar System Had a Super-Earth? Here's What Would Happen.
Our Solar System is a carefully balanced celestial dance held together by a virtually perfect balance of gravity and inertia.
ScienceAlert on MSN12d
New Kind of Planet Unlike Anything in Our Solar System Discovered
An object we thought belonged to the most common category of planet in the galaxy has turned out to be something we've never seen before.
SpaceNews8d
ESA enlists Thales Alenia Space for mission to Venus
“EnVision will answer fundamental questions about how a planet becomes habitable — or the opposite ... EnVision aims to improve understanding of Venus’ history and activity, exploring ...
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Discovering the deepest secrets of Venus planet with EnVision mission
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the European Space Agency to build the EnVision spacecraft that will unveil Venus’ deepest mysteries •           As prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space ...