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Watching Venus Glow In The Dark
February 24, 2009 — 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 atmosphere of Earth's ... > full story -
ESA Extends Missions Studying Mars, Venus And Earth’s Magnetosphere
February 10, 2009 — ESA's Science Programme Committee has extended the operations of ESA's Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions until 31 December ... > full story -
Where Did Venus's Water Go?
December 18, 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 3, 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 2, 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 4, 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 15, 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 12, 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 24, 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 4, 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
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