life on venus
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Venus’s Skies Are Covered in Oxygen, Actually
While air is a gaseous delight unique to Earth, a team of astrophysicists have made a satisfying discovery: the direct observation of atomic oxygen on Venus’ dayside, confirming that the element crucial for our existence exists on both sides of the hellish planet. About 96% of the atmosphere on the second planet from the Sun…
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The 7 Weirdest Things About Venus, Hell Planet
It’s been nearly 30 years since a NASA spacecraft went to Venus, a yellowish planet 107 million kilometres from the Sun and 226 million kilometres from us. Venus is often thought of as a sibling planet to Earth, both being rocky worlds close enough to the Sun to bask in its heat. And yet, at…
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Natural Radio Signals Detected in Venus’s Atmosphere
During its third flyby of Venus, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe recorded natural radio emissions from within the Venusian atmosphere. The finding is confirmation that Venus’s upper atmosphere undergoes major changes in accordance with the Sun’s 11-year cycle, providing new insights into this enigmatic — and utterly hostile — Earth-like planet.
