14 July 2021
Phosphine gas on Venus points to volcanism not life, study says
... post doctoral candidate Ngoc Truong, say actually, there is enough evidence to support volcanoes as the source of phosphine on Venus. Based on data collected from the ground-based, submillimeter-wavelength James Clerk Maxwell Telescope atop Mauna...
17 August 2020
Upgraded Electron rocket will be heading to Venus says Rocket Lab's CEO
... to host life or “possible extremophile kind of life” at an altitude 50km above the planet’s hot and inhospitable surface. Venus has not always been a planet enshrouded in intense, blistering heat where life as we know it would struggle to survive...
11 June 2021
Then there were 3: ESA selects revolutionary Venus mission EnVision
... Science. “Together with the newly announced NASA-led Venus missions, we will have an extremely comprehensive science programme... with thick sulphuric acid-rich clouds. What history did Venus experience to arrive at this state and does this foretell...
09 October 2020
BepiColombo could search for signs of life as it flybys Venus next week
... chance, that evidence, or at least further opportunities to study Venus from a much closer perspective, will happen next week. Launched ...Agency, JAXA, will get within 10 720 kilometres of Venus on its way to explore the smallest terrestrial planet in...
30 June 2021
Life as we know it is not possible in Venus' clouds, new study says
... study published this week in Nature Astronomy. It is so low because high concentrations of sulphuric acid – the bulk constituent of Venus’ clouds – reduce the water activity in the planet’s atmosphere. "We bent over backwards to argue that the most...
28 August 2017
Clockwork rover considered for future Venus mission
... used for calculating algebraic equations. By relying dispensing with electronics, a mechanical rover might be able to better explore Venus. "Venus is too inhospitable for kind of complex control systems you have on a Mars rover," said Sauder. "But...
