In a paper just published in the magazine Astrobiology, Sara Seager from MIT and colleagues suggest a way for microbial life to live permanently in the lower atmosphere of Venus. The idea that microbes can exist in Venusian clouds, at an altitude of 50 to 65 kilometers above ground level, …
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Scientists have identified 37 volcanic structures on Venus that appear to have been recently active, and probably still are today, painting the picture of a geologically dynamic planet and not a dormant world as previously thought. The research focused on ring-shaped structures called coronae, caused by a stream of hot …
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FP TrendsJuly 20, 2020 11:46:00 IST On July 19, people around the world will be able to see five planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – without the need for a telescope. In addition to the unusual sighting of five planets in the night sky, a crescent moon …
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Kite Neowise It is not the only cosmic phenomenon visible in the sky this weekend. On Sunday, July 19, sky watchers will be able to look up and spot five planets and the crescent moon, all without even using a telescope. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, as well as …
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What would the Sun look like as it plunged below the horizon on a long day (17 hours) on Uranus? Or what would an evening sunset on Mars look like when we finally got there? Thanks to some NASA computer models, these scenarios are now a little easier to imagine. …
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