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NASA will be heading back to Venus for the first time in decades

Two missions will explore the history of the planet's water and habitability

NASA's orbiter VERITAS

One of NASA’s next missions to Venus will be an orbiter called VERITAS (illustrated here) that will map the planet’s surface.

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By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

Updated

Earth’s evil twin, here we come. NASA’s next two missions, named DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, are heading to Venus, administrator Bill Nelson announced at a news conference June 2.