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Europe's Venus Express Mission
Testing Venus' Atmosphere
Apr 22, 2010
"Venus Express has completed an 'aerodrag' campaign that used its solar wings as sails to catch faint wisps of the planet's atmosphere. The test used the orbiter as an exquisitely accurate sensor to measure atmospheric density barely 180 km above the hot planet."
More on Venus' Geologic Activity
Apr 10, 2010
Venus? What? Somebody still studies that planet? Yes, and in fact there's an active spacecraft there: Venus Express, the poor little sister to Mars Express (itself the poor little brother to Rosetta). Venus Express probably gets the least respect of any ESA planetary mission, but if today's announcement stands the test of time, Venus Express will get credit for a major shift in our understanding of Venus' geology. Today's announcement ....
Evidence That Venus is Geologically Active
Apr 9, 2010
"For the first time, scientists have detected clear signs of recent lava flows on the surface of Venus."
The Latest Venus Research
Mar 11, 2010
Emily Lakdawalla reports on the research results on Venus presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.