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NASA’s Magellan Data Reveals Volcanic Activity on Venus

Come stargazing with us! In this week’s episode of our Curious Universe podcast, listen and read along as we take you on a tour of the stars from your very own backyard. https://t.co/KgSQExqgut https://t.co/5XAeLVv3Ie

For the first time, scientists have observed direct geological evidence of an active volcano on Venus. 🌋 The @UAFGI and JPL team made the discovery after scouring archival radar images taken by @NASA’s Magellan mission more than 30 years ago. https://t.co/CTYYBFzAJl https://t.co/v4vlx0aMiM

Breaking news 🚨 Scientists have, for the first time, discovered possible signs of active volcanism on Venus. https://t.co/FyrNxRflND

Sue Smrekar, the Principal Investigator of the VERITAS mission, has confirmed at the VEXAG town hall at #LPSC2023 that NASA pulled ALL funding for her mission (except for $1.5M for the science team).

"Low-level winds rushing over the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of northwestern Africa created cloud vortex streets which share this scene with the top of the Hubble Space Telescope locked down in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis" on 15 May 2009. [3000 x 1993]

This is what a sunset on Earth looks like from space.

Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May knighted by King Charles III https://t.co/Mu6xoNj04h https://t.co/TDvXAnKN9w

While preparing for a Dragon cargo delivery, the Exp 68 crew worked on ultrasound scans, immunity studies, and station maintenance. https://t.co/qMZEfywaTG

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The images revealed a volcanic vent changing shape and increasing significantly in size in less than a year. Using computer models, the scientists concluded that only an eruption could have caused the change. https://t.co/pKJPzsBAvh

SpaceX CRS-27 launch

Mineral moon, Tijuana (February 3th, 2023)

Milky Way Galaxy from earth [2000x1333]. Anyone knows if the bright object to the left is the moon or the sun?

Not your grandpa's space suit. Axiom Space's suit design will allow the Artemis III astronauts greater mobility, better protection, and other technological advancements over their Apollo counterparts! https://t.co/6unT79spQe More space suit history: https://t.co/upc7sKfnvW https://t.co/6iM5YcbXUV