The Sif Mons area with the active volcanic region highlighted in red Recent lava flows observed on Venus indicate that the planet may be significantly more geologically active than previously believed, potentially rivaling Earth's activity. These geological processes, initially identified by the Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s, are likely still ongoing and will be crucial observation...
Amino acids essential to life are surprisingly stable in Venus' sulfuric acid clouds, suggests a new studyJAXA/J. J. Petkowski While Venus may seem inhospitable to us, there's a possibility that certain life forms could adapt to its conditions. A recent investigation by MIT reveals that the essential components of life remain remarkably stable in highly...
Planet Venus. Credit: Unsplash. For the first time, oxygen atoms have been identified in the dayside atmosphere of Venus, free from being part of larger molecules. This revelation not only marks a significant advancement in our understanding of Venus but also paves the way for future missions to the enigmatic planet. Revised Text For the first time...
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center NASA's Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible-light pictures of the surface of Venus from space Surrounded in thick clouds, Venus' surface is usually hidden from view. However, in two current flybys of the Earth, Parker used its Wide-Field Imager, or WISPR, to image the whole nightside in wavelengths...
The Venus’s-flower-basket is a sea sponge found at depths of 100 to 1,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines. A new study shows how the creature’s porous, glassy skeleton alters the flow of seawater. Simulations reveal that this deep-sea glass sponge's skeleton is more than simply pretty A Venus's flower basket is not all...
Learn everything about the Venera missions, which were introduced between 1961 and 1983. Credit: NASACredit: NASACredit: BonhamsCredit: Detlev Van RavenswaayCredit: RoscosmosCredit: RoscosmosCredit: NASACredit: RoscosmosCredit: RoscosmosCredit: RoscosmosCredit: RoscosmosCredit: RoscosmosCredit: Roscosmos Over a third of the 30 space missions to date to successfully fly near or orbit Venus belonged to the previous Soviet Union's Venera series of robot...
Credit: pixabay The planet Jupiter has no solid ground—no surface, like the grass or dirt we walk on here on Earth. There’s nowhere to land or walk on. But how is that possible? If Jupiter has no surface, then what does it have? How does it hold together? Even for a physics professor who studies unusual phenomena,...
Render of a passenger airliner equipped with VDR2 enginesVenus Aerospace When does a hollow tube become more than just an empty tube? When it transforms into a ramjet that utilizes rotating detonation technology to achieve hypersonic flight. A prime example is Venus Aerospace's latest innovation, the Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine (VDR2). Overcoming the...
Credit: Pixabay In a thrilling advancement for astronomy and the quest for extraterrestrial life, an international team of scientists has revealed the discovery of Gliese 12 b, a temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet located just 40 light-years away, which equates to a relatively close 378 trillion kilometers from Earth. Researchers globally, with significant contributions from McGill University and...
Credit: Pixabay Just over ten years ago, a robotic rover on Mars provided a long-awaited answer to a critical question: it confirmed the presence of organic material buried in the sediment of the planet's ancient lakebeds. Since then, we have continued to discover organic molecules on Mars, distributed in a manner indicating widespread carbon chemistry on...
