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NASA image of the day · 3 October 2026

NASA's DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat

NASA's DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat
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An engineering model of NASA’s DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) descent probe passed a key test that ran from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, showing it can survive the extreme temperatures of Venus.

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From NASA’s Image of the Day. NASA’s own photos are generally not protected by copyright; each one keeps NASA’s credit line, and pictures credited to anyone else are left out. NASA does not endorse this site. nasa.gov ↗