Venus

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A large planet hued in vibrant oranges, yellows, and dark browns.

Venus' 'missing' giant impact craters may be hiding in plain sight

By Keith Cooper published

Venus' wrinkled, deformed "tesserae" terrain may be ancient impact features the size of continents, a new study suggests.

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The gasses of Venus wrap the planet at an angle downward to the right, hung in black space.

Scientists find surprising clue about Venus' past in its atmosphere

By Victoria Corless published

Scientists found an unexpected ratio of hydrogen to deuterium in Venus' atmosphere, offering clues about the world's past.

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A blue and green sphere next to a similarly sized red and orange sphere

Earth's 'evil twin' Venus may have mirrored our planet more than expected

By Victoria Corless published

Earth and its "evil twin" Venus are very different today, with the latter lacking plate tectonics. New research indicates Venus may have been much more like our planet than we suspected.

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orange sphere next to a light brown sphere and a trail of grey and red tripod shapes

Venus may be able to support life, new atmospheric evidence suggests

By Keith Cooper published

Preliminary evidence for gases that could be biosignatures have been found in the atmosphere of Venus, but even if these biosignatures are real, does it necessarily imply life?

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a large hazy venus shines three quarters illuminated, gasses crossing the surface as blurred stripes.

NASA just beamed a Missy Elliott song to Venus

By Stefanie Waldek published

"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” traveled 158 million miles (254 million kilometers) to our neighbor.

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venus, with its mottled tan-and-brown atmosphere, is seen against the blackness of space

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

By Andrew Jones published

The Japanese space agency has lost contact with its intrepid Venus orbiter, Akatsuki.

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an orange/yellow mountainous landscape beneath a thin black sky.

Volcanoes on Venus might be erupting right now

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Venus may be as geologically active as Earth, with volcanoes possibly spewing on its surface in the present day.

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An artist's depiction of the BepiColombo mission flying past Venus.

Venus is leaking carbon and oxygen, a fleeting visit by BepiColombo reveals

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

BepiColombo spotted an outpour of carbon and oxygen atoms in Venus' fragile magnetic environment

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a clouded tan planet hangs in black space. in the foreground, scattered in front of the planet, are large computer-generated images of molecule branches of red, blue, grey, white and yellow.

Life as we know it could exist on Venus, new experiment reveals

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Some of the building blocks of life are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions, according to a new lab experiment.

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Artist's illustration of Venus

Venus facts: Everything you need to know about the 2nd planet from the sun

By Charles Q. Choi, Chelsea Gohd last updated

Reference Uncover the mysteries of Venus, the solar system's scorching second planet from the sun, renowned for its intense heat and brightness.

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