Mysterious cloud 'absorbers' seen to drive Venusian albedo, climate
As planets in our solar system go, Venus is one for the textbooks.
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Giant pattern discovered in the clouds of planet Venus
A Japanese research group has identified a giant streak structure among the clouds covering planet Venus based on observation from the spacecraft Akatsuki. The team also revealed the origins of this structure using large-scale ...
Space Exploration
Jan 10, 2019
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Five in a row—the planets align in the night sky
For the second time this year, the five brightest planets can be seen at the same time. You can catch them by looking towards the western sky after sunset. The planets will form a line rising up from the horizon.
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2018
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A possible explanation for varying measurements of Venus's rotation rate
A trio of researchers with the University of California and Sorbonne Universités has found a possible explanation for why Venus probes have found different day lengths for the planet. In their paper published in the journal ...
Image: Cloudy Venus
Our sister planet Venus is a dynamic and unusual place. Strong winds swirl around the planet, dragging thick layers of cloud with them as they go. These fierce winds move so speedily that they display 'super-rotation': Earth's ...
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Apr 9, 2018
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You, too, can be an astrophysicist with your new telescope
A telescope can reveal the beauty of the universe, such as the Moon's craters, Saturn's rings, and the glowing gas of the Orion nebula. But a telescope isn't just for sightseeing – it is also a scientific instrument.
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Jan 5, 2018
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Tracking a solar eruption through the solar system
Ten spacecraft, from ESA's Venus Express to NASA's Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the solar system while three other satellites watched, providing a unique perspective on this space weather ...
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Aug 15, 2017
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Simulations suggests Venus may once have had an ocean
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with Université Paris-Saclay has found evidence suggesting that the planet Venus may once have had an ocean. In their paper published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, the group ...
Mystery of rare volcanoes on Venus
The long-standing mystery of why there are so few volcanoes on Venus has been solved by a team of researchers led by the University of St Andrews.
Space Exploration
May 30, 2017
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Watch rotating horns of Venus at dawn
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.
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Mar 30, 2017
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