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Monster Electric Winds Stripped Water Away from Venus
| Ana Verayo | | Jun 20, 2016 11:34 PM EDT |
New findings reveal how an powerful electric field apparently covers Venus, generating strong electric winds similar to solar winds and stripping away any water in its atmosphere.
Japanese Robotic Probe Successfully Enters Venus Orbit
| Ana Verayo | | Dec 08, 2015 06:00 AM EST |
JAXA's Akatsuki probe has successfully entered Venus' orbit for the second and final time, after being lost in space for five years.
Japanese Robotic Probe Takes Second Try to Enter Venus Orbit Today
| Ana Verayo | | Dec 07, 2015 06:20 AM EST |
JAXA officials confirmed that the Akatsuki robotic probe will take its second and final try to enter Venus' orbit tonight.
Venus And Jupiter Are Having A Celestial Date Tonight
| KJ Belonio | | Jun 30, 2015 07:07 AM EDT |
Two planets are set to make a dramatic and spectacular sighting on June 30. The second and the fifth planets farthest from the sun, Venus and Jupiter, are going to converge at the end of the month. According to astronomers, Jupiter and the stars behind it have gradually slipped lower in the evening twilight. Venus, on the other hand, has stayed up high because of its rapid orbital motion around the sun. The resulting slow-motion convergence, which should be visible in a clear sky through the use of sky-gazing equipment, will give a fascinating view.
Jupiter Destroyed the First Set of Planets Near the Sun
| Ana Verayo | | Mar 24, 2015 04:13 AM EDT |
In the Milky Way, solar systems usually consist of Super Earths that have really short orbital periods compared to our solar system.
NASA Plans to Build a Base Floating above Venus
| Dino Lirios | | Jan 05, 2015 09:13 AM EST |
NASA has developed a project called the High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC).
Spectacular Jupiter and Big Dipper Meteor Shower all in January 2015
| Marco Foronda | | Jan 01, 2015 07:31 AM EST |
January is a generous month for star gazers.
Liquid Carbon Dioxide Oceans could have Existed on Venus
| Marco Foronda | | Jan 01, 2015 06:03 AM EST |
Venus is usually described as 'hellish' due to sulfuric acid but it's Earth's twin planet.
NASA Now Serious about Going to Venus First
| Marco Foronda | | Dec 29, 2014 07:58 AM EST |
The entire platform will be a blimp-like craft that will be the home of astronauts and also a platform for probes.
Instead of Mars, NASA Eyes Going to Venus Using Solar-Powered Airship
| Vittorio Hernandez | | Dec 19, 2014 10:27 AM EST |
Besides the Moon, the eyes of space exploration groups are on Mars. NASA, however, has its eyes on another planet in our Solar System - Venus.
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