Venus

Looking for pieces of Venus? Try the moon 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 9, 2020
A growing body of research suggests the planet Venus may have had an Earth-like environment billions of years ago, with water and a thin atmosphere.

By David Aragorn
A NASA Probe May Have Found Signs of Life on Venus 40 Years Ago 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 3, 2020
Data from an old NASA mission to our sister planet may contain overlooked evidence for the gas phosphine, a potential biosignature

By David Aragorn
Jupiter may be the reason Venus isn’t habitable today 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 2, 2020
Scientists believe that Jupiter may be the reason Venus can’t have nice things.

By David Aragorn
Maybe Volcanoes Could Explain the Phosphine in Venus’ Atmosphere 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- October 1, 2020
The detection of phosphine in Venus’ atmosphere was one of those quintessential moments in space science.

By David Aragorn
Proposed Venus Balloon Mission Could Detect Life By 2022 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 29, 2020
Two researchers advocate sending a quick mission to Venus to try and quell debate over whether our sister planet’s middle atmosphere does in fact harbor some sort of microbial life.

By David Aragorn
This is what life on Venus might look like – and how we’ll find it 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 21, 2020
The discovery of phosphine on Venus hints at life in its clouds, but finding out won’t be easy

By David Aragorn
Venus is a Russian planet — say the Russians 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 19, 2020
No longer confined to territories here on Earth, Russia has now staked its claim on Venus, saying it is a “Russian planet.”

By David Aragorn
Microbial Life on Venus? Here’s What You Really Need to Know About The Major Discovery 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 14, 2020
Venus, the Evening Star, may gleam prettily in our night sky, but up close it’s about as inhospitable as a rocky planet can be, with sulphuric acid rains, a suffocating CO2 atmosphere, and a surface atmospheric pressure up to 100 times greater than Earth’s.

By David Aragorn
Likely active volcanoes found on Venus, defying theory of dormant planet 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 21, 2020
Researchers identify 37 ring-like structures known as coronae that are believed to be living volcanoes

By David Aragorn
MESSENGER Finds Chemically Distinct Regions in Atmosphere of Venus 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 24, 2020
A new analysis of archival data from NASA’s Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft reveals a sudden rise in nitrogen concentrations at about 50 km (31 miles) above the surface of Venus, demonstrating the planet’s atmosphere isn’t uniformly mixed.

By David Aragorn