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Venus Never Had Oceans or Conditions to Support Life, New Study Finds
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have concluded that Venus likely never had oceans or conditions to support life. Their study, published in Nature Astronomy, analysed atmospheric chemistry and volcanic activity. They found that volcanic gases lacked significant steam, indicating the planet's interior has always been dry. This research ha...
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Study Finds Venus Likely Never Had Oceans, Challenging Past Theories
Recent research published in Nature Astronomy challenges past ideas about Venus, suggesting it never had oceans or conditions for life. Analysis of the planet's volcanic gases and atmospheric composition revealed that Venus’s interior is dry, ruling out the presence of liquid water. This conclusion highlights the stark contrast between Venus and ...
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ISRO Gets Government Nod for Shukrayaan Venus Orbiter Mission and Chandrayaan-4
India’s Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) and Chandrayaan-4 mission, approved by the government in September 2024, mark historic steps toward India's space vision for 2047. VOM will study Venus's surface, atmosphere, and solar interaction, while Chandrayaan-4 will return lunar samples from the South Pole. These missions are set to advance technology an...
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Scientists Discover New Electric Field in Earth’s Atmosphere Crucial for Life
Scientists have finally detected the long-predicted ambipolar electric field in Earth's atmosphere. Though weak, it plays a crucial role in shaping the planet’s upper atmosphere, impacting the polar wind and potentially contributing to Earth’s habitability. This discovery could help explain why Earth’s atmosphere has remained conducive to lif...
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Rare Green Flash From Venus Is Captured In Stunning Image
The Sun too emits similar green flashes, especially when it rises above the horizon.
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After Moon Mission, ISRO Eyes Venus, Exoplanets, Says Chief S Somanath
After the success of the Moon mission, ISRO has set sights on unlocking the mysteries of dying stars and exoplanets some of which are known to have atmosphere and are considered habitable, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath said.
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NASA Study Suggests How Temperate Venus Suffered A "Heat Death"
NASA study explains how geological occurrences caused the "hot death" of a temperate Venus.
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NASA Test Payload Launches Into Space Onboard US Satellite for Improved Weather Forecasting
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite and the NASA test payload lifted off on Thursday from California. JPSS-2 was placed into an orbit that circles the Earth from pole to pole, joining previously launched satellites in a system designed to improve weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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Possibility of Finding Living Organisms on Venus Slim, New Analysis Suggests
In the latest study, published in Nature Communications, the research team led by astronomer Sean Jordan from the University of Cambridge have investigated the chemical reactions on the planet to demystify the idea of life on Venus. They looked for sulphur-based food in the Venusian atmosphere as it is the main available energy source.
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Is There Oxygen On Venus? NASA's DAVINCI Mission To Find Out
The DAVINCI Mission is tentatively scheduled to launch June 2029 and enter the Venusian atmosphere in June 2031.
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NASA’s DAVINCI Mission to Venus Launching in 2029, Will ‘Address Long-Standing Questions About Earth’s Sister Planet’
NASA has planned to explore Venus via two missions in the early 2030s. One of them is VERITAS, which would orbit the planet. And the other, DAVINCI — Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging — would launch a probe through the acrid Venus atmosphere to observe various parameters including whether it once had wate...
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Study Rules Out Life On Venus Due To Lack Of Water
A study measuring water concentration in Venus's atmosphere concluded Monday that life as we know it is not possible among the sulphuric acid droplets that make up the planet's famously cloudy skies.
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Venus Discovered to Have Traces of Phosphine Gas Linked to Life on Earth
The atmosphere of Venus contains traces of phosphine gas – which on Earth can be attributed to living organisms – scientists said on Monday, in a fresh insight into conditions on our nearest planetary neighbour.
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"Exciting Signs Of Possible Presence Of Life": Scientist On Venus Find
The atmosphere of Venus contains traces of phosphine gas -- which on Earth is associated with living organisms -- scientists said on Monday, in fresh insight into conditions on our nearest planetary neighbour.
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Hottest Planet Ever Discovered Has An Atmosphere As Warm As A Star's
The hottest planet ever discovered orbits a massive star so sizzling it burns bluish white. On exoplanet KELT-9b, a gas giant 650 light-years from Earth, temperatures during the day reach 4,300 degrees Celsius, or 7,770 degrees Fahrenheit. That's only about 1,300 degrees Celsius cooler than the surface of the sun. Venus, the planet in our solar sys...
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Venus Never Had Oceans or Conditions to Support Life, New Study Finds
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have concluded that Venus likely never had oceans or conditions to support life. Their study, published in Nature Astronomy, analysed atmospheric chemistry and volcanic activity. They found that volcanic gases lacked significant steam, indicating the planet's interior has always been dry. This research ha...
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Study Finds Venus Likely Never Had Oceans, Challenging Past Theories
Recent research published in Nature Astronomy challenges past ideas about Venus, suggesting it never had oceans or conditions for life. Analysis of the planet's volcanic gases and atmospheric composition revealed that Venus’s interior is dry, ruling out the presence of liquid water. This conclusion highlights the stark contrast between Venus and ...
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ISRO Gets Government Nod for Shukrayaan Venus Orbiter Mission and Chandrayaan-4
India’s Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM) and Chandrayaan-4 mission, approved by the government in September 2024, mark historic steps toward India's space vision for 2047. VOM will study Venus's surface, atmosphere, and solar interaction, while Chandrayaan-4 will return lunar samples from the South Pole. These missions are set to advance technology an...
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Scientists Discover New Electric Field in Earth’s Atmosphere Crucial for Life
Scientists have finally detected the long-predicted ambipolar electric field in Earth's atmosphere. Though weak, it plays a crucial role in shaping the planet’s upper atmosphere, impacting the polar wind and potentially contributing to Earth’s habitability. This discovery could help explain why Earth’s atmosphere has remained conducive to lif...
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Rare Green Flash From Venus Is Captured In Stunning Image
The Sun too emits similar green flashes, especially when it rises above the horizon.
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After Moon Mission, ISRO Eyes Venus, Exoplanets, Says Chief S Somanath
After the success of the Moon mission, ISRO has set sights on unlocking the mysteries of dying stars and exoplanets some of which are known to have atmosphere and are considered habitable, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath said.
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NASA Study Suggests How Temperate Venus Suffered A "Heat Death"
NASA study explains how geological occurrences caused the "hot death" of a temperate Venus.
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NASA Test Payload Launches Into Space Onboard US Satellite for Improved Weather Forecasting
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite and the NASA test payload lifted off on Thursday from California. JPSS-2 was placed into an orbit that circles the Earth from pole to pole, joining previously launched satellites in a system designed to improve weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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Possibility of Finding Living Organisms on Venus Slim, New Analysis Suggests
In the latest study, published in Nature Communications, the research team led by astronomer Sean Jordan from the University of Cambridge have investigated the chemical reactions on the planet to demystify the idea of life on Venus. They looked for sulphur-based food in the Venusian atmosphere as it is the main available energy source.
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Is There Oxygen On Venus? NASA's DAVINCI Mission To Find Out
The DAVINCI Mission is tentatively scheduled to launch June 2029 and enter the Venusian atmosphere in June 2031.
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NASA’s DAVINCI Mission to Venus Launching in 2029, Will ‘Address Long-Standing Questions About Earth’s Sister Planet’
NASA has planned to explore Venus via two missions in the early 2030s. One of them is VERITAS, which would orbit the planet. And the other, DAVINCI — Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging — would launch a probe through the acrid Venus atmosphere to observe various parameters including whether it once had wate...
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Study Rules Out Life On Venus Due To Lack Of Water
A study measuring water concentration in Venus's atmosphere concluded Monday that life as we know it is not possible among the sulphuric acid droplets that make up the planet's famously cloudy skies.
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Venus Discovered to Have Traces of Phosphine Gas Linked to Life on Earth
The atmosphere of Venus contains traces of phosphine gas – which on Earth can be attributed to living organisms – scientists said on Monday, in a fresh insight into conditions on our nearest planetary neighbour.
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"Exciting Signs Of Possible Presence Of Life": Scientist On Venus Find
The atmosphere of Venus contains traces of phosphine gas -- which on Earth is associated with living organisms -- scientists said on Monday, in fresh insight into conditions on our nearest planetary neighbour.
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Hottest Planet Ever Discovered Has An Atmosphere As Warm As A Star's
The hottest planet ever discovered orbits a massive star so sizzling it burns bluish white. On exoplanet KELT-9b, a gas giant 650 light-years from Earth, temperatures during the day reach 4,300 degrees Celsius, or 7,770 degrees Fahrenheit. That's only about 1,300 degrees Celsius cooler than the surface of the sun. Venus, the planet in our solar sys...
