NASA selects two Venus missions for Discovery program

NASA selects two Venus missions for Discovery program

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For the first time in more than three decades, NASA has announced it will send a robotic mission to Venus, selecting two proposals in the latest round of its Discovery program.

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Is Venus a living hell? Conversation with astrobiologist David Grinspoon

Is Venus a living hell? Conversation with astrobiologist David Grinspoon

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The detection of phosphene gas in the clouds of Venus has given rise to the thought of extraterrestrial “aerial” life on hostile Venus. This promising find begs the question: Now what? SpaceNews contributor Leonard David discussed this issue with astrobiologist David Grinspoon, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute and an expert on surface-atmospheric interactions on terrestrial planets, such as Venus.

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