Europe's most advanced interplanetary space probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day leading up to a crucial flyby of Venus that will occur on Sunday (Aug. 31). JUICE (short for "Jupiter ...
Venus’ extreme atmosphere has long prevented direct observation of its surface. A space probe managed to transmit critical ...
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Hatsune Miku is being retired. After more than a decade in orbit, Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft has officially gone silent. The mission—designed to study Venus’s atmosphere—was declared complete by JAXA ...
Japan’s Akatsuki mission officially ended in September 2025 after more than a decade of operations and a final year of ...
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