Venus is a hellish world with clouds of sulfuric acid, but new research suggests it was an Earth-like oasis billions of years ago – and it would still be habitable if not for Jupiter. Jupiter, which is more than 2.5 times the mass of all other planets in the solar system, may have disrupted Venus’s … Read more
Discovery of pulsars British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell was the first person to discover a pulsar in 1967 when she spotted a radio pulsar. Since then other types of pulsars that emit x-rays and gamma rays have also been spotted. Pulsars are essentially rotating, highly magnatised neutron stars but when they were first discovered … Read more
Traces of phosphine gas detected in the clouds above Venus could be an indication that the planet supports microbial life, a study has concluded. On Earth, phosphine — a colourless gas that smells like garlic, or decaying fish — is naturally produced mainly by certain microorganisms in the absence of oxygen. It can also be … Read more
Massive wall of acid clouds stretching over 4,000 miles and moving at speeds similar to a jet plane has been hiding in Venus’s hellish atmosphere for 35 years JAXA has spotted a massive wall of acid clouds hiding under Venus’s atmosphere The cloud consists of mostly carbon dioxide and stretches over 4,000 miles It periodically … Read more
Venus is geologically active and has as many as 37 recently ‘live’ volcanic structures called coronae that are dotted across its surface, according to astrogeologists. This overturns a previous theory that these ‘volcanic structures’ – first spotted through satellite observations of the planet – were long extinct. Researchers from the University of Maryland and the … Read more
NASA unveils experimental Venus rover with FEELERS designed to avoid rocks and large holes while exploring the hellish planet surface where temperatures exceed 850 degrees Fahrenheit and air pressure is 92 times higher than on Earth A new rover design could help NASA explore the surface of Venus It was designed by Egyptian architect as … Read more
First stop Venus! NASA proposes using the planet to slingshot the first crewed Mars mission to save fuel and time NASA is eyeing the 2030s for the first crewed mission to Mars Now, scientist propose astronauts do a fly by of Venus along the way Astronauts could use Venus’s gravity to slingshot the craft towards … Read more