Thereโs more than 1 way to send a spacecraft to Venus
AdIt used to be -- in the U.S.-- NASA was the only way to fund and send a robotic mission to another world, but not anymore. The company wants to send the first robotic mission to Venus in 2023. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) (Rocket Lab)Meanwhile, NASA is considering funding its own missions to the planet considered Earthโs twin. Currently there are two Venus missions under consideration and two more equally fascinating missions, one designed to study Jupiterโs moon Io and another to Neptuneโs moon Triton. AdHereโs what launching a robotic mission to another planet looks like, in a nutshell, according to Wagner:โThis is what a typical NASA mission is.
How scientists know weโre not going to get squashed by an asteroid
In a recent episode of the podcast โSpace Curious,โ planetary scientists helped us understand why this is. They also explained how we know where asteroids are, and why weโre not all going to get squashed by one anytime soon. โThe main reason we go to Bennu is because it is the most potentially hazardous asteroid,โ Campins said. โItโs a primitive asteroid,โ Campins said. Campins said when someone reads about an asteroid headed for Earth, itโs a good idea to do some fact checking.