Venus

How ‘Earth’s twin’ Venus lost its water and became a hellish planet

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Scientists may have identified a molecule that played a key role in robbing Venus of its water and turning this planet into the barren, hellish world we see today. Venus is often called “Earth’s twin” because both planets are approximately the same size and density; they are also both rocky planets in the inner solar … Read more

Venus is losing water faster than previously thought. Here’s what that could mean for the habitability of the early planet

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Today, the atmosphere of our neighboring planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth – but it wasn’t always that way. Billions of years ago, Venus had as much water as Earth does today. If that water was once liquid, Venus might once have been habitable. … Read more

Venus is losing water faster than previously thought. Here’s what that could mean for the habitability of the early planet

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Today, the atmosphere of our neighboring planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth – but it wasn’t always that way. Billions of years ago, Venus had as much water as Earth does today. If that water was once liquid, Venus might once have been habitable. … Read more