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Jun 26, 2024 · Venera 1 (Automatic Interplanetary Station) was the first spacecraft to fly by Venus. The probe consisted of a cylindrical body topped by a dome, totaling 2.035 meters in height, 1.050 meters in diameter, with a fueled mass of 643.5 kg.
Jun 24, 2024 · An international expedition, dispatched to Venus to decipher the message it contains, discovers it is a declaration of war – on Earth!
1 day ago · In April 2006, Venus Express, the first dedicated Venus mission by the European Space Agency (ESA), entered orbit around Venus. Venus Express provided unprecedented observation of Venus's atmosphere. ESA concluded the Venus Express mission in December 2014 deorbiting it in January 2015.
3 days ago · The first interplanetary flyby was the 1961 Venera 1 flyby of Venus, though the 1962 Mariner 2 was the first flyby of Venus to return data (closest approach 34,773 kilometers). Pioneer 6 was the first satellite to orbit the Sun, launched on 16 December 1965.
Jun 11, 2024 · Venera, any of a series of unmanned Soviet planetary probes that were sent to Venus. Radio contact was lost with the first probe, Venera 1 (launched Feb. 12, 1961), before it flew by Venus. Venera 2 (launched Nov. 12, 1965) ceased operation before it flew to within 24,000 km (15,000 miles) of Venus.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 day ago · A crew of astronauts work to fight off alien monsters that are threatening to overwhelm their spaceship. A 15-minute unaired pilot designed to sell the premise of the show. 1
22 hours ago · The hottest planet. Despite not being the closest planet to the Sun, Venus holds the title of the hottest planet in our solar system. With surface temperatures soaring up to 465°C (869°F), it's hotter than Mercury! This intense heat is due to Venus's thick atmosphere, which traps heat in a runaway greenhouse effect.
