NASA Sent Hollywood Song to Venus | 25 Jul 2024

Source: TOI

Recently, NASA has transmitted Hollywood singer Missy Elliott's song "The Rain" to Venus via the Deep Space Network (DSN).

• The transmission was made using the (Deep Space Station) antenna located at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California.

NASA’s Future Mission to Study Venus: 

• The DAVINCI mission, which stands for Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging, is set to be launched by the year 2029.
• The VERITAS, also known as Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and Spectroscopy, is expected to launch by 2031.

India’s Mission to Venus- Shukrayaan-1:

• Under the Venus Orbiter Mission, ISRO plans to launch Shukrayaan-1, a spacecraft destined to orbit Venus to study the atmosphere of Venus.

Venus:

• Venus is often called Earth's twin and is slightly smaller than Earth.
• It is the second planet from the Sun and the sixth largest planet.
• It is the hottest planet in our solar system.
• Venus spins from east to west, which is backward compared to most planets, and it has a day longer than its year.

Read More: Volcanism on Venus.