The stationary gravity wave, as its called, hovers above the surface in the shape of a flattened "V", rippling through the sulfuric acid clouds of Venus that blow by at a chaotic and constant 220 mph.

Since launch in 2020, Solar Orbiter has carried out a number of gravity assists at Earth and Venus to gradually shrink its orbit and bring it closer to the sun, but never before has it come as ...

The images feature the surface of Venus in visible light. A first for NASA. Parker captured the photos using its Wide-Field Imager (WISPR). The images were snapped during two gravity-assisted ...

Launched in August 2018, Parker took a straight shot to the center of the solar system, with a handy gravity assist delivered by Venus. In late January, the probe smashed two space records ...

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist on 6 November, altering its path to make an unprecedented 3.86-million-mile approach to the sun on 24 December. The ...