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Venus and Earth were similarly sized spuds, so they should have cooled at the same rate. But other than internal heat, there was something else keeping Venus warm: the sun.
Only one of the known Venus co-orbital asteroids follows a nearly circular orbit; the others move on more elongated paths that sometimes bring them closer to Earth, making them easier to detect.
The outlook is promising for future long-term monitoring of planets across multiple wavelengths. Infrared imaging data from ...
In an unexpected discovery, two weather satellites designed to monitor Earth’s atmosphere have ended up capturing valuable information about Venus. Weather Satellites Meant for Earth Record Stunning ...
Venus and Earth were similarly sized spuds, so they should have cooled at the same rate. But other than internal heat, there was something else keeping Venus warm: the sun.
Venus also has a very dense atmosphere (9.2 MPa), much more than Earth (~101.325 kPa at sea level), and a molten core. Yet for reasons unknown, Venus does not generate a magnetic field using the ...
Japan's Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 satellites, designed to study weather here on Earth, have also been quietly collecting ...
Remember of course, that from Earth, Venus appears most dazzling when it's roughly one-quarter illuminated; a crescent shape seen at a distance of about 40 million miles (64 million km).