Mercury is the planet closest to Earth — contrary to popular belief
There's also a whirly-dirly corollary associated with this new method.
Tag: venus
After exploring Venus’ dark side, scientists find unexpected weather
Strange things happen in the dark.
Conditions on early-Venus might have allowed for an ocean of liquid water
Well, they don't anymore.
Venus does tectonics without any plates — and it’s possible young Earth did it too
Goddesses... always have to stand out, don't they?
NASA creates computers that can survive on Venus, 30 years after the last landings
They'll have to face boiling acids and extreme pressures.
Mayans may have been better at math and astronomy than we thought
Anthropologists have shown that Mayan tablets of math and astronomy have been greatly underestimated.
Venus could once have been a very welcoming planet, NASA study found
Now? Not so much.
Strong ‘electric wind’ can strip entire planets of oceans and atmosphere
This is some scary stuff.
Stargazers delight: Jupiter and Venus get up close and personal
Last night, Jupiter and Venus nearly converged on the night sky, being so close that you actually don't need ...
Here’s how Venus would look like without its thick clouds
Using high sensitivity radar telescopes, astronomers have managed to take a glimpse at the surface of Venus, piercing through its ...
NASA wants to explore Venus in a manned airship, then set up permanent cloud cities
As far as manned spaceflight is concerned, all attention seems to be directed toward Mars, which makes sense after all ...
Mercury iron might be the result of cosmic collision
The Earth contains a lot of iron, but it is not alone in the solar system in that aspect. Venus, ...
Cassini Spies Bright Venus From Saturn Orbit
This is a true-color picture of Saturn and Venus. The bright arc is the limb of ...
Ice cold layer discovered in the atmosphere of the hottest planet
In a surprising find, scientists have discovered a cold layer sandwiched between two hot ones in Venus atmosphere, the hottest planet in ...
Today’s Venus transit in [PHOTOS]
Hope some of you caught the Venus transit today, an event in which the planet travels across the face of the ...
Venus at its brightest this week, while Venus transit marks once in a life time opportunity next month
Summer is set to kick-off with a series of beautiful Venus related events, from an astronomical point of view at ...
Venus and Jupiter cuddle in the night sky
It's really not too late to catch the spectacular show offered by Venus and Jupiter; on Monday and Tuesday evening, ...
The world spinning with the stars [VIDEO]
Capture from video. Here's another amazing time-lapse video we'd like to recommend for your selected viewing. ...
Ozone layer found on Venus
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