Tagged: venus

New studies knock down a controversial report observing phosphine in the planet’s atmosphere Two papers have dealt a fresh blow to the idea that Venus’s atmosphere might contain phosphine gas — a potential sign of life. The claim that there is phosphine on Venus rocked...

Phosphine in Venus’s atmosphere raises the tantalising idea of life on the planet. Plus, the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine trial is back on and the lasting misery of coronavirus long-haulers. ‘Unexplained’ molecule on Venus hints at life Phosphine has been detected in Venus’s atmosphere, raising the thrilling...

A camera installed on the probe suggests it may be more sensitive to infrared light than expected. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, a diminutive spacecraft designed to “touch the sun,” nabbed wild new images of the hellacious planet Venus in a recent flyby, surprising scientists and...

In terms of space exploration, Mars is all the rage these days. This has left our closest neighbor, Venus—previously the most attractive planet to study because of its proximity and similar atmosphere to Earth—in the lurch. A new article in Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly...

Here’s a feat of visual athletics to amaze your friends with this week. During your daily routine, you may have noticed the daytime Moon hanging against the azure blue sky. But did you know that, with careful practice and a little planning, you can see...

Have you seen it yet? An old friend greeted us on an early morning run yesterday as we could easily spy brilliant Venus in the dawn, just three days after inferior conjunction this past Saturday on March 25th. This was an especially wide pass, as...

A ghost from the old Soviet space program may return to Earth in the coming years. Mimicking a campy episode of the ’70s series The Six Million Dollar Man, a Soviet Venus lander stranded in Earth orbit will eventually reenter the atmosphere, perhaps as early...

Venus was once considered a twin to Earth, as it’s roughly the same size and is relatively close to our planet. But once astronomers looked at it seriously in the past half-century or so, a lot of contrasts emerged. The biggest one—Venus is actually a...

  Just days after scientists said they discovered the presence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus, the head of Russia’s space agency declared “Earth’s evil twin” a “Russian planet.” Dmitry Rogozin, the director general of Russian space agency Roscosmos, said the second planet from...

Pieces of Venus, which scientists recently said showed signs of potential life in its clouds, could actually live on the moon, according to a new study. The research, which has been accepted by the Planetary Science Journal, said the second planet in the solar system...