Venus
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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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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
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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