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Rare glimpse of Venus in a new light captured by WISPR camera on NASA's Parker probe

The Parker Solar Probe designed and sent to space by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has sent back some new pictures of the planet Venus. These capture Earth's near-neighbour during nighttime, a rarely witnessed sight.

Though the probe's main subject of study is the Sun, it is going to make seven fly-bys of Venus during its seven-year mission. To reach the Sun, the spacecraft is using the gravity of Venus to change its orbit.