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Why doesn’t Venus look like Earth? New space mission aims to find out

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A satellite designed to study Venus from top to bottom and a trio of gravitational wave-surfing spacecraft are two of the latest missions adopted by the European Space Agency. The agency has previously selected missions,… Read More »

New space missions will explore the mysteries of Venus and the universe

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A satellite designed to study Venus from top to bottom and a trio of gravitational wave-surfing spacecraft are two of the latest missions adopted by the European Space Agency. The agency has previously selected missions,… Read More »

How could the greenhouse gas effect destroy the habitability of a planet, including Earth?

Using advanced computer simulations, scientists have shown how easily a runaway greenhouse effect can turn a habitable planet into a hellish world uninhabitable. “Not only does this research have implications for our understanding of extrasolar planets,”outer planets,” but also provides insight into the human-caused climate crisis on Earth. The team, consisting of astronomers from the… Read More »