Comet A1 Leonard brightens in December
Now is the time to start tracking Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard, as it starts its dawn dive sunward.
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News tagged with venus
Ten mysteries of Venus
The surface of Venus is completely inhospitable for life: barren, dry, crushed under an atmosphere about 90 times the pressure of Earth's and roasted by temperatures two times hotter than an oven. But was it always that way? ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 21, 2021
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Did Venus ever have oceans?
The planet Venus can be seen as the Earth's evil twin. At first sight, it is of comparable mass and size as our home planet, similarly consists mostly of rocky material, holds some water and has an atmosphere. Yet, a closer ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 13, 2021
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The five most impressive geological structures in the solar system
When we talk about amazing geological features, we often limit ourselves to those on Earth. But as a geologist, I think that's crazy—there are so many structures on other worlds that can excite and inspire, and that can ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 23, 2021
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New evidence of geologically-recent Venusian volcanism
New data analysis techniques allow evidence of recent volcanism to be found in old Magellan spacecraft data. It is unclear if this activity is occurring today, or if it occurred within tens of million years, but geologically ...
Astronomy
Aug 10, 2021
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How to see tonight's conjunction of Venus and Mars in the evening sky
Venus has returned to our evening skies and is looking lovely in the north-west after sunset. Tonight, July 13, it will pair up with the red planet Mars and just above the two planets will be the waxing crescent Moon.
Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2021
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Venus hotter than ever: 3rd new robotic explorer on horizon
Venus is hotter than ever, with a third new robotic explorer on the horizon.
Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2021
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Then there were 3: NASA to collaborate on ESA's new Venus mission
On June 10, 2021, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced the selection of EnVision as its newest medium-class science mission. EnVision will make detailed observations of Venus to understand its history and especially ...
Planetary Sciences
Jun 10, 2021
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NASA to explore divergent fate of Earth's mysterious twin with Goddard's DAVINCI+
Although Earth and Venus are similar in size and location, they are very different worlds today. While Earth has oceans of water and abundant life, Venus is dry and fiercely inhospitable. Although it's somewhat closer to ...
Space Exploration
Jun 3, 2021
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Parker discovers natural radio emission in Venus' atmosphere
During a brief swing by Venus, NASA's Parker Solar Probe detected a natural radio signal that revealed the spacecraft had flown through the planet's upper atmosphere. This was the first direct measurement of the Venusian ...
Space Exploration
May 4, 2021
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