"We are basically almost landing on a star," Nour Raouafi ... Gravity assists from Venus have been essential in nudging Parker closer to our star, as the spacecraft relies on the planet's ...

Yet by the time the Vega 2 mission reported its successful landing in 1984, the USSR which had been running the Venera and Vega programs ceased their exploration of Venus. Even so the 1980s saw 8 ...

"But given it likely never had oceans, it is hard to imagine Venus ever having supported Earth-like life, which requires liquid water." Several spacecraft have successfully landed on the surface ...