Venus is often known as Earth’s twin, given its similar size and proximity. But, thanks to its runaway greenhouse effect, Venus is a hellish landscape buried beneath a hot atmosphere Keep reading
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How Venus Is Losing Its Water
Since Venus formed at the same time as Earth and is similar in size, scientists believe it once had the same amount of water our planet does. Today, hellish Venus Keep reading
The Variable Venusian Day
Venus is a thoroughly unpleasant place thanks to its hellish temperatures and acidic clouds, but a new study adds another wrinkle to our strange sister planet: Venus’s day varies by Keep reading
Venusian Waves
Despite its proximity, Venus remains largely mysterious, thanks to its cloudy atmosphere and incredible harsh conditions. A recent study using data from the Japanese satellite Akatsuki revealed an enormous bow-shaped wave Keep reading
Going Supercritical
Supercritical fluids exist at temperatures and pressures above the critical point, in a region of the phase diagram where there is no clear boundary between the liquid and gaseous state. Keep reading