28 August 2020
Clumps of bacteria could survive interplanetary journey, new study says
... ability to endure the harshest of environments – it is hardy lifeforms such as these that some scientists believe might be lurking in Venus’ atmosphere – has prompted many survival studies and for the last few years a team of scientists have...
12 March 2021
Scientists find a rocky exoplanet rebuilding its atmosphere
..., added Rimmer. “It is also important for understanding where the rocky planets in our own Solar System — Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, fit into the bigger picture of comparative planetology, in terms of the availability of hydrogen versus...
01 November 2021
Curiosity finds organic molecules in Mars sand dune
... (PH3), the simplest phosphorus hydride, has been linked with the possible signs of microbial life found in Venus' atmosphere, the detection of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) in simple mineral mixtures implies that it can be easily formed from...
14 April 2023
Europe’s JUICE begins its long journey to Jupiter
... has despatched the spacecraft on a path around the inner Solar System which will include a series of flybys of Venus and Earth to act as gravitational slingshots to propel the mission out to its intended destination. Arrival in the Jovian...
04 September 2020
Rocket Lab secretly launches its first own designed and built satellite
... is building up flight heritage for future Photon satellite missions planned to low Earth orbit, the Moon, and Venus. ‘First Light’ was deployed to orbit on Rocket Lab’s 14th Electron mission, ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical’, which...
