NASA Picks Venus as Hot Spot for Two New Robotic Missions

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Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) -- NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbor, after decades of exploring other worlds.

The space agency's new administrator, Bill Nelson, announced two new robotic missions to the solar system's hottest planet, during his first major address to employees Wednesday.