Imagine a world so hot it could melt lead. A planet where the air pressure is 90 times greater than Earth’s and the sky rains acid. Welcome to Venus — Earth’s twin in size, but a total opposite in habitability. Now imagine sending a spacecraft into that inferno. That’s exactly what NASA’s DAVINCI mission is gearing up to do. What Is DAVINCI? DAVINCI stands for Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging — and yes, it’s just as ambitious as it so

Imagine spotting something racing through our solar system that doesn’t belong here. Not a comet. Not an asteroid. Something from far, far away — a true interstellar traveler. That’s exactly what happened in 2017 when astronomers discovered ʻOumuamua, the first confirmed object from another star system to pass through ours. And trust me — it’s one of the coolest cosmic mysteries ever. Thanks to Dr. Karen J. Meech and her team, we got to witness science move at lightning spee

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