NASA Captures First Glimpse of Venus’ Surface in Visible Light

by Joel Hruska

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According to NASA, the Parker Solar Probe has taken the first images ever taken of Venus’ surface from orbit in visible light. While we’ve imaged the surface with other types of instruments, visible light hasn’t been available from…

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