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First spectrum for the optical prototype of the VENSCPEC-U instrument for ESA’s ENVISION mission

December was an eventful month for the development of the VENSPEC-U imaging spectrometer (developed for the ENVISION mission by LATMOS, IRAP, LIRA, and IAA), with the first spectrum from the […]

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Venus releases oxygen and carbon into space

Venus, unlike Earth, has no intrinsic magnetic field. As a result, the solar wind interacts directly with its atmosphere, accelerating charged particles that can escape into space. In situ measurements […]

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Go-ahead for EnVision mission

ESA’s Science Program Committee (SPC) has just approved the start of development of the EnVision mission, dedicated to the study of Venus as part of the Cosmic Vision program’s M5 […]

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