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Earth’s ‘evil twin’ Venus may have reflected our planet more than expected

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Separated at birth? Earth next to its “evil twin” Venus. | Credit: Robert Lea (Created with Canva)/NASA Earth and its inhospitable “evil twin” may have been brought even closer together, new research suggests. Today, Venus appears to lack the… Read More »

Do other planets have plate tectonics?

The interiors of rocky planets and moons tend to be quite hot compared to their surfaces. This heat, which can arise from a number of sources including tidal stretching and compression, the initial accretion of the planet, and radioactive decay of heavy elements, can drive large convection currents of rocky material within these bodies. The… Read More »