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Evolution Of Venus: First Too Fast, Then Too Slow
April 2, 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 13, 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 -
Mars And Venus Are Surprisingly Similar
March 5, 2008 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 and Venus Express give ... > full story -
Did A Mega-Collision Alter Venus?
February 26, 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 25, 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 21, 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 -
Learning How The Herpes Virus Invades Cells, Through Use Of Bimolecular Complementation
December 13, 2007 Researchers have uncovered an important step in how herpes simplex virus, HSV-1, uses cooperating proteins found on its outer coat to gain entry into healthy cells and infect them. Further, the ... > full story -
Planning Made Easier: Engineers Develop Software Solution For Complex Space Missions
December 3, 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 28, 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 10, 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
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