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Venus Express Adds Evidence For Atmospheric Water Loss On Earth's Twin
Observations by the European
Space Agency's Venus Express
mission have provided strong
new evidence that the solar
wind has stripped away si ... > full story
New Map Hints At Venus's Wet, Volcanic Past
Venus Express has charted
the first map of Venus's
southern hemisphere at
infrared wavelengths. The
new map hints that our
neighboring world may once
... > full story
Watching Venus Glow In The Dark
ESA's Venus Express
spacecraft has observed an
eerie glow in the night-time
atmosphere of Venus. This
infrared light comes from
nitric oxide and is showing
scientists that the
... > full story
ESA Extends Missions Studying Mars, Venus And Earth’s Magnetosphere
ESA's Science Programme
Committee has extended the
operations of ESA's Mars
Express, Venus Express and
Cluster missions until 31
... > full story
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Where Did Venus's Water Go?
December 19, 2008 — Venus Express has made the first detection of an atmospheric loss process on Venus's day-side. Last year, the spacecraft revealed that most of the lost atmosphere escapes from the night-side. ... > full story -
Venus Comes To Life At Wavelengths Invisible To Human Eyes
December 5, 2008 — A pale yellow-green dot to the human eye, Earth's twin planet comes to life in the ultraviolet and the infrared. New images taken by instruments on board ESA's Venus Express provide insight into the ... > full story -
Venus: Global Structure Of Winds And Clouds Have Been Mapped
September 5, 2008 — Venus is a planet similar in size to the Earth. Nevertheless, it is quite different in other aspects. On the one hand, it spins very slowly on its axis, taking 224 terrestrial days and, moreover, it ... > full story -
Venus Express Reveals New Details On Venusian Clouds
June 5, 2008 — As ESA's Venus Express orbits our sister planet, new images of the cloud structure of one of the most enigmatic atmospheres of the Solar System reveal brand-new details. Venus is covered by a thick ... > full story -
Key Molecule Discovered In Venus's Atmosphere
May 16, 2008 — Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time. This detection gives scientists an important new tool to unlock the workings of Venus's dense ... > full story -
Hot Climate Could Shut Down Plate Tectonics
May 13, 2008 — A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics finds that a much hotter climate could shut down the Earth's plate tectonics. While human-induced climate change couldn't generate the ... > full story -
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 -
Search For Active Volcanoes On Venus In High Gear
April 8, 2008 — 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 whether this is evidence for active volcanoes on ... > full story -
Evolution Of Venus: First Too Fast, Then Too Slow
April 6, 2008 — Scientists analyzing the data from the European Venus Express spacecraft now orbiting Earth's prodigal twin planet have been piecing together an understanding of why the climate on both worlds is so ... > full story -
Puzzling 'Eye Of A Hurricane' On Venus
March 17, 2008 — 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 of a hurricane, ... > full story
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