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entertainment12 days ago•8 min saved

Venus in Taurus Sparks a Turnaround for 3 Zodiac Signs

A Venus-forward week (Mar 30–Apr 5, 2026) aims to brighten life for three zodiac signs as Venus enters Taurus and a Libra Full Moon heightens relationship focus. Expect emotional insights and a reality check from Moon–Pluto aspects, with Venus square Pluto on Apr 3 cautioning against obsessions and risky finances. Cancer may wrestle with home and work balance, Aries should refine goals and communicate clearly, and Scorpio needs to pair ambition with self-care. If these signs pace themselves and stay balanced, life should get noticeably better.

via YourTango|

#astrology #entertainment #horoscope

space-exploration15 days ago•73 min saved

Budget crunch narrows NASA's decade of Venus to a single mission

Budget pressures threaten NASA's three-mission “decade of Venus” plan, likely leaving only one mission moving forward: DAVINCI, which targets a December 2030 launch and a January 2033 descent probe, as Envision and VERITAS face funding constraints. ESA negotiations over Envision and potential domestication of its radar add to the uncertainty, and missing the 2033 window could push Venus-era delays by years.

via Space|

#davinci #envision #nasa

space18 days ago•73 min saved

Atmosphere-specific heat shield behavior revealed for Venus and Titan entries

UIUC researchers using a Plasmatron X wind tunnel found that heat-shield ablation depends on atmospheric composition: in oxygen-rich environments ablation erodes the surface steadily, but when oxygen is absent the process becomes unsteady with intermittent, sometimes violent particle bursts. This “breathing” behavior affects shield performance and has implications for future missions like Dragonfly to Titan, whose nitrogen–methane atmosphere differs from Earth’s.

via Space|

#ablation #atmosphere #heat-shield

space18 days ago•73 min saved

Moonlight Meets the Seven Sisters: A Western Sky Show Tonight

Space.com reports a waxing crescent Moon will skim the Pleiades (the Seven Sisters) tonight and tomorrow (Mar. 22–23), visible in the western sky after sunset about five degrees from the cluster; look for Aldebaran and the Hyades nearby, with Venus near the horizon and Jupiter shining overhead in Gemini. By March 23 the Moon moves above the Pleiades, hinting at another night-sky highlight in the days ahead. A pair of binoculars or a small telescope helps reveal the cluster’s stars.

via Space|

#crescent-moon #evening-sky #pleiades

science22 days ago•5 min saved

Venus Guides Skywatchers to This Year’s Razor-Thin Moon

On March 19, 2026, Venus will guide observers to a razor-thin crescent moon (~1% illuminated) about 20 hours after the new Moon, seen low in the western sky 30–60 minutes after sunset, a rare and brief sight across much of the Northern Hemisphere best viewed from a dark, clear horizon ( binoculars may help ).

via The Daily Galaxy|

#astronomy #moon #science

stargazing22 days ago•102 min saved

Venus Meets a Razor-Thin Moon in Tonight’s Sunset Sky

Tonight (March 19) after sunset, a slim crescent Moon sits just below Venus in the western sky. Venus will be easy to spot about 30–40 minutes after sunset, while the 1% illumination Moon will be a tricky, binoculars-helped target; if skies aren’t clear, tomorrow’s sighting should be easier.

via Space|

#crescent #moon #stargazing

space27 days ago•6 min saved

Russia bets on Venus return with 2036 Venera-D mission

Russia unveils the 2036 Venera-D mission to Venus—a three-vehicle venture (lander, balloon, and orbiter) designed to study Venus’ extreme conditions and search for signs of microbial life, building on the Soviet-era Venus legacy amid growing global interest in the planet.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#planetary-exploration #russia #space

space-exploration28 days ago•53 min saved

Russia eyes 2036 Venus mission to revive Soviet space legacy

Russia plans a 2036 Venus mission named Venera-D, a multi-vehicle project including a lander, balloon and orbiter to study Venus’ atmosphere and clouds for signs of microbial life, aiming to revive the Soviet-era space prestige. The program, in development since 2003, is part of Roscosmos’ broader lunar/planetary ambitions, with officials citing historic Venera landings as a foundation, while other nations pursue their own Venus missions as Moscow presses ahead.

via Space|

#roscosmos #space-exploration #venera-d

science1 month ago•40 min saved

Easter comet MAPS could blaze in twilight skies after near-sun pass

A newly discovered comet, C/2026 A1 (MAPS), is brightening rapidly and could become visible from Earth if it survives a perilous close approach to the Sun on April 4, passing about 99,000 miles from the solar photosphere. If it endures, it may be seen in the western twilight around April 8–14, potentially as bright as Venus, with the safest viewing through SOHO’s LASCO C3 imagery from April 2–6. Astronomers emphasize eye safety when looking near the Sun and note the comet’s Kreutz sungrazer nature and long orbital history, with observations focusing on the Sun‑watching spacecraft for near-real-time images.

via Yahoo|

#kreutz-sungrazer #maps #perihelion

space1 month ago•1 min saved

Weekend Sky Show: Venus and Saturn Pair Up After Sunset

This weekend Venus and Saturn will appear very close in the western evening sky, about one degree apart (roughly a finger’s width), 30–40 minutes after sunset on March 7–8, 2026. Binoculars and dark skies will help observers spot the pair, which will look adjacent though they are about 800 million miles apart. This event is a planetary conjunction, explained by how such alignments appear from Earth, with sources including Earthsky.org, NASA, and The Planetary Society.

via FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul|

#astronomy #conjunction #saturn

space1 month ago•4 min saved

Venus Winds Stabilize Its Skies: New Study Redraws Planetary Climate

A computational study shows Venus’ winds help moderate its extreme day–night temperatures, with highland regions staying nearly constant while lowlands swing by several kelvin; the research also notes frequent dust storms that could affect landers, arguing for a regional approach to mission planning and landing-site selection (e.g., DaVINCI and EnVision).

via The Daily Galaxy|

#dust-storms #space #space-missions

stargazing1 month ago•94 min saved

Twilight Duet: Venus and Saturn Align in the Western Sky This Weekend

This weekend (March 6–8) features a twilight conjunction as Venus passes Saturn in the western evening sky, with the closest approach about one degree on March 7. Look roughly 45 minutes after sunset to the west to see the pair, and there’s a second conjunction on March 8 as Venus rises above Saturn. A telescope or binoculars helps, but the duo can be spotted with the naked eye in dark skies. The guide also notes the zodiacal light may be visible after sunset at dark sites over the next couple of weeks.

via Space|

#evening-sky #saturn #stargazing

space-and-spaceflight1 month ago•15 min saved

Hidden Lava Tubes Hint at a Subsurface Network Beneath Venus

Researchers analyzing radar data from the Magellan mission detected what appears to be a large underground lava tube beneath Venus, near the Nux Mons region. The tube is about 1 kilometer wide, with a roof around 150 meters thick and a hollow cavity at least 375 meters high, marking the first confirmed subsurface feature on Venus and supporting long-held ideas about the planet’s volcanic activity. If confirmed, there may be more tubes beneath Venus’ surface, a task for upcoming radar-focused missions VERITAS and EnVision, planned to launch around 2031.

via Gizmodo|

#lava-tube #radar #space-and-spaceflight

science1 month ago•3 min saved

Venus Unveils Its Largest Known Lava Tube

A Nature Communications study using NASA’s Magellan radar data finds a giant subsurface lava tube beneath Venus’ Nyx Mons, about 1 kilometer in diameter and potentially extending at least 45 kilometers, providing the strongest direct evidence yet of Venusian lava tubes; confirming the full extent will require higher-resolution radar data.

via Futurism|

#lava-tubes #magellan #nyx-mons

space2 months ago•78 min saved

Venus may conceal a giant underground lava tube

Analysis of NASA's Magellan radar data suggests Venus may host a large underground lava tube on Nyx Mons, potentially stretching tens of kilometers. If confirmed, it would be only the second lava tube found on Venus and would support the view that the planet is geologically active; confirming its full size will require higher-resolution radar from future missions like ESA's EnVision with the Subsurface Radar Sounder.

via Space|

#lava-tube #magellan #nature-communications