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Exploring Venus may require exotic tech like balloons and 'aerobots'
"Exploring the clouds, say by balloon, can be done with technology that's ready today," Byrne told Space.com. "We could ...
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Unlimited exploration of Venus: the bold bet of a 100% autonomous balloon 🎈
Space exploration often focuses on Mars, but Venus, our closest neighbor, holds many mysteries. Its surface is a true hell, ...
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OTD In Space – February 10: Radar Bounced Off Venus By MIT
On February 10, 1958, scientists at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory bounced radar waves off of Venus. At the time, Venus was at a point in its orbit called inferior conjunction, where it is directly in ...
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 ...