If there is phosphine on Venus, there isn"t much
In the absence of direct observations of extraterrestrial life, scientists often focus on searching for biosignatures, chemical by-products of life, that can be detected with remote sensing. Although Mars has received the most attention in this regar.....»»
Rocket Lab plans to send the first private mission to Venus
New Zealand-based company Rocket Lab plans to send the first private mission to Venus in 2023......»»
Rocket Lab will self-fund a mission to search for life in the clouds of Venus
"Breakthrough science is possible." Enlarge / An artist's impression of Rocket Lab's proposed mission to Venus. (credit: MDPI Aerospace/Rocket Lab) Never let it be said that Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck lacks a flamboyant str.....»»
Which planet has the most moons? Moons of Saturn, Venus and Jupiter explained
This great big solar system has plenty of secrets to tell. Just recently, NASA's new James Webb Telescope dazzled us mere Earthlings with the first images released to date of galaxies eons in the past......»»
New analysis shows how sulfur clouds can form in Venus" atmosphere
Scientists using sophisticated computational chemistry techniques have identified a new pathway for how sulfur particles can form in the atmosphere of Venus. These results may help to understand the long sought-after identity of the mysterious ultrav.....»»
ESA Begins Designing Probe to Explore Deep Within Venus’ Hellish Atmosphere
The European Space Agency (ESA) is planning a new mission to Venus, where its EnVision probe could conduct detailed science that has never been possible before. First, engineers have to figure out how to keep the s.....»»
How ESA is getting its spacecraft ready to explore hellish conditions of Venus
Recently the European Space Agency revealed information about how it will test and prepare its EnVision craft for Venus's hellish conditions......»»
Balloon fleet senses earthquakes from stratosphere
A new study in AGU's Geophysical Research Letters reports on the first detection of a large, distant earthquake in a network of balloon-bound pressure sensors in the stratosphere. The technique could one day be applied on Venus, whose hot, dense and.....»»
Readying spacecraft to surf Venus" atmosphere
ESA's EnVision mission to Venus will perform optical, spectral and radar mapping of Earth's sister planet. But before getting down to work the van-sized spacecraft needs to "aerobrake"—lowering its orbit with thousands of passages through the plane.....»»
3 Reasons Why Venus Spins Backwards, According To Astronomers
There are three theories that explain how Venus came to spin the opposite direction of a majority of the planets. There are three theories that explain how Venus cam.....»»
5 planets will align in June: When and where to see the spectacular sight
The skies are giving us a rare and stunning sight this month, as a five-planet planetary parade will be visible in June of 2022. The parade of planets will include Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, all in that order. They’ll be visible thr.....»»
Five Planets Take Center Stage as They Align in the Night Sky
A rare, five-planet alignment will peak on June 24, allowing a spectacular viewing of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as they line up in planetary order. From a report: The event began at the beginning of June and has continued to get bright.....»»
No signs (yet) of life on Venus
The unusual behavior of sulfur in Venus' atmosphere cannot be explained by an "aerial" form of extra-terrestrial life, according to a new study......»»
Venus Aerospace wants to fly you from LA to Tokyo in an hour
Texas-based Venus Aerospace has shared renderings of a hypersonic passenger plane called Stargazer that it’s planning to build for commercial use......»»
How NASA"s DAVINCI Mission Will Plunge Through Venus"s Hellish Atmosphere
"NASA's DAVINCI mission to Venus is scheduled for launch in 2029," reports Gizmodo, adding that a new paper "details this upcoming journey, a daring mission that could shed new light on the scorching hot planet's mysterious, and potentially habitable.....»»
Remembering the Transit of Venus on Its 10th Anniversary
"Venus crossed the sun's face 10 years ago today," writes Space.com. "Most people alive will never see the sight again." Long-time Slashdot reader davidwr is still thinking about it: Slashdot, what are your memories of the 2012 or 2004 transits? Wha.....»»
NASA"s DAVINCI mission to take the plunge through massive atmosphere of Venus
In a paper recently published in The Planetary Science Journal, NASA scientists and engineers give new details about the agency's Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging (DAVINCI) mission, which will descend through.....»»
How NASA’s DAVINCI probe will withstand the hellish conditions of Venus
Venus's acidic, high-pressure atmosphere is one of the most inhospitable places in our solar system -- and NASA is building a probe that can withstand it.....»»
What"s it like to be on Venus or Pluto? We studied their sand dunes and found some clues
What is it like to be on the surface of Mars or Venus? Or even further afield, such as on Pluto, or Saturn's moon Titan?.....»»
Luna Cryptocurrency"s Collapse Led to Multi-Million-Dollar Exploits, Closure of a Crypto Money Market
The Record reports that the decentralized money market Venus Protocol "announced on Thursday evening about $11 million had been lost due to people exploiting the historic collapse of the Luna cryptocurrency and its sister stablecoin UST." Venus Proto.....»»
Volcanoes may have killed Venus with a runaway greenhouse: Implications for Earth-bound volcanism
What turned Venus into hell? It could have simply been a steadily warming sun, but new research suggests that volcanoes may have played a role in creating a runaway greenhouse effect. And the same history of active Volcanism almost killed the Earth,.....»»