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Search For Active Volcanoes On Venus In High Gear
ESA's Venus Express has
measured a highly variable
quantity of the volcanic gas
sulphur dioxide in the
atmosphere of Venus.
Scientists must now decide
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Evolution Of Venus: First Too Fast, Then Too Slow
Scientists analyzing the
data from the European Venus
Express spacecraft now
orbiting Earth's prodigal
twin planet have been
piecing together an
... > full story
Puzzling 'Eye Of A Hurricane' On Venus
Venus Express has constantly
been observing the south
pole of Venus and has found
it to be surprisingly
fickle. An enormous
structure with a central
part that looks like the eye
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Mars And Venus Are Surprisingly Similar
Using two ESA spacecraft,
planetary scientists are
watching the atmospheres of
Mars and Venus being
stripped away into space.
The simultaneous
observations by Mars Express
... > full story
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Plan To Identify Watery Earth-like Planets Develops
April 26, 2008 — Astronomers are looking to identify Earth-like watery worlds circling distant stars from a glint of light seen through an optical space telescope and a newly developed mathematical ... > full story -
Did A Mega-collision Alter Venus?
February 27, 2008 — A mega-collision between two large embryonic planets could have created Venus as we know it, according to a new paper by a Cardiff University scientist. Venus is a sister planet to Earth. It is ... > full story -
How The Atmospheres Of Mars And Venus Are Affected By Carbon Monoxide
February 27, 2008 — Modeling of the Earth's atmosphere has acquired economic importance due to its use in the prediction of ozone depletion and in measuring the impact of global warming. Now researchers have found that ... > full story -
Venus Has Extraordinarily Changeable And Extremely Large-scale Weather
February 26, 2008 — Venus Express has revealed a planet of extraordinarily changeable and extremely large-scale weather. Bright hazes appear in a matter of days, reaching from the south pole to the low southern ... > full story -
Planning Made Easier: Engineers Develop Software Solution For Complex Space Missions
December 4, 2007 — Sending an unmanned spacecraft to the outer fringes of the solar system requires extensive planning.Engineers have now developed an efficient and highly sophisticated mathematical algorithm ... > full story -
Earth-like Lightning On Venus, European Space Probe Confirms
November 29, 2007 — Venus is a hellish place of high temperatures and crushing air pressure. The European Space Agency's Venus Express mission adds into this mix the first confirmation that the Venusian atmosphere ... > full story -
New Isotope Molecule May Add To Venus' Greenhouse Effect
October 11, 2007 — Planetary scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have tracked down a rare molecule in the atmospheres of both Mars and Venus. The molecule, an exotic form of carbon dioxide, could affect the way ... > full story -
Up, Up And Away -- To Venus
September 2, 2007 — Scientists hope to learn more about climate changes here on Earth by studying Venus. A prototype balloon could eventually study the planet's surface and examine its atmosphere and the bizarre winds ... > full story -
Amateur Astronomers Help Professionals Unveil The Atmosphere Of Venus
August 27, 2007 — Since its launch in 2006, ESA's Venus Amateur Observing Project has invited amateur astronomers to submit scientifically useful images and data to support scientists working on the Venus Express ... > full story -
Scientists Gear Up For Mercury Mission Flyby Of Venus
June 5, 2007 — Researchers will scan Venus during a spacecraft flyby this week using an $8.7 million instrument they designed and built for NASA's MESSENGER Mission, launched in 2004 and speeding toward ... > full story
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