It has, but it’s been quite a while. The Magellan probe was the first spacecraft to image the surface of Venus. VERITAS would do so in much higher resolution and clarity. Magellan was launched ...

While it cannot make out details, it can partially see through the clouds, as confirmed by radar images from Magellan. The WISPR camera can see Venus' surface because it's so hot that it glows ...

So Venus presents us with an opportunity to study the ongoing evolution of a geologically active Earth-like planet. That's one of the most exciting things we've learned from the Magellan mission.

The noon Sun stands directly over Earth’s equator at 5:01 a.m. EDT on March 20. This point is the vernal equinox, or simply ...