Japanese Spacecraft Approaches Venus

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NASA Science News for August 16, 2010

A Japanese spacecraft named "Akatsuki" is approaching Venus on a mission that planetary scientists say could end up teaching us a great deal about our own planet Earth.

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http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/16aug_vco/