When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Venus. | Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night Scientists have observed something unexpected in the atmosphere of Venus — an increase in the level of deuterium relative to hydrogen. OK, sure, that doesn’t sound like the most exciting statement. However, the… Read More »
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 »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Learn the latest naked-eye night sky events and how to see them. | Credit: Juan Maria Coy Vergara via Getty Images From Venus shining brightly after sunset to the appearance of the beautiful crescent moon and the peak of… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. Phosphine molecules seen around Venus, the second planet from the Sun. | Credit: NASA/Robert Lea New preliminary evidence for phosphine and ammonia in the Venusian atmosphere deepens the mystery behind what produces these gases. The puzzling origins of phosphine,… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An image of the orientation of Venus as seen from Earth in August. | Credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night Right now, the planet Venus is visible, though very low in the west-northwest evening sky just after sunset. Those with obstructions… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Four years ago, the unexpected discovery of phosphine, a gas that suggests life on Earth, in the clouds of Venus sparked controversy and was criticized for subsequent observations that disagreed with his findings. Now, the… Read More »
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 »
Red and blue lines emerge from Earth’s north pole. One of the defining characteristics of the Earth is its magnetic field. It creates a protective shield against high-energy particles thrown by. Sun and thus it could be argued that it provided a safer place for life to develop into the complex array of organisms we… Read More »
Scientists may have identified a molecule that played a key role in dehydrating Venus and transforming that planet into the arid, hellish world we see today. Venus is often called “Earth’s twin” because both planets are approximately the same size and density; At the same time, both are rocky planets located in the inner region… Read More »
Today, the atmosphere of our neighboring planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth; But it wasn’t always like this. Billions of years ago, Venus had as much water as Earth has today. If this water were liquid, Venus might once have been habitable. Over time,… Read More »