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Venus has Earth-like plate tectonics, indicating possibility of hosting life once
Venus, known as a scorching wasteland of a planet, may have once had tectonic plate movements simil…
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Mysterious flashes of light on Venus aren't what scientists thought, according to a new study. And it could mean safer missions to the planet in the future.
Flashing light on Venus was thought to be lightning for years, but scientists couldn't prove it. A …
Sonam Sheth
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Scientists find more evidence of possible life on Venus
In this study, scientists created a set of chemical processes to show that the presence of ammon…
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Experts say a crewed visit to Earth's 'sister' planet, Venus, should happen before a Mars mission
In a paper, Noam Izenberg said a flyby of the inhospitable Venus en-route to Mars could benefit a …
Cheryl Teh
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Europe is sending a probe to Venus, teaming up with NASA to rocket 3 missions to the planet in the next 15 years
Venus used to be a lot like Earth, but something turned it into an inhospitable pressure cooker. NA…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aylin W…
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Russia's top space official tried to claim that the planet Venus belongs to the Kremlin
The head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, also said the country plans to send…
Sophia Ankel
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The Milky Way's shiniest known planet has metal clouds that rain down titanium. Astronomers say it 'shouldn't exist.'
The exoplanet, named LTT9779b, is about five times the size of the Earth and has clouds laced with …
Marianne Guenot
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Astronomers spot a sneak peek of Earth's death a star swallowing a planet whole — for the first time
Telescopes saw into our future when they spotted a burst of light from a distant star. It was gulpi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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'Planet killer' asteroid hidden by the sun may threaten Earth in a few thousand years
Asteroids orbiting between Earth and the sun are especially hard to find, but NASA can't deflect ha…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A newly found ‘super’ Earth only takes 2.4 days to complete a year
That means where Earth takes 365.25 days to complete a year, this new super Earth does in less than…
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Raindrops on other planets could be key in search for life beyond the solar system
Finding another planet that can support human life is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But …
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Potentially hazardous giant asteroid to skim past Earth on Thursday: NASA
According to the Centre, as they orbit the Sun, the NEOs can occasionally approach close to Earth. …
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NASA is finally returning to Venus with 2 new spacecraft - one to map the 'inferno-like world' and one to plunge to its surface
By orbiting Venus and plunging to its surface, NASA's new missions could reveal how the planet beca…
Aylin Woodward,Morgan McFall-…
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A European-Japanese spacecraft snapped the clearest photo of Mercury in 6 years as it flew past the planet
The BepiColombo spacecraft just flew past Mercury - its ultimate destination - for the first time. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Why NASA won't send humans to Venus
Although Venus is easier to reach than Mars, scientists and space agencies around the world show li…
Gene Kim,Jessica Orwig
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Venus might have been habitable 700 million years ago with temperate climates and shallow oceans
Venus is often called Earth’s twin since it’s around the same size and distance from the Sun. But t…
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A spacecraft flying by Venus on Wednesday night could confirm recently found signs of alien life
The BepiColumbo spaceship is scheduled to fly by Venus twice on its way to Mercury, first this week…
Susie Neilson
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A new exoplanet is the most promising candidate for a second Earth — where a year lasts 19.5 days
NASA was looking at old Kepler data from 2018 when they realised one of the planets, Kepler 1649c, …
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In a lucky coincidence, a spacecraft is scheduled to fly by Venus just weeks after researchers announced finding potential signs of life
The BepiColumbo spacecraft consists of two satellites launched together. It will fly by Venus twice…
Susie Neilson
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Astronomers found a gas in Venus' clouds that could signal alien life
Scientists discovered trace amounts of phosphine gas in clouds on Venus. On Earth, this gas is typi…