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Astrophotographer Chris Schur captures this stunning photo of Comet Leonard on Dec. 4, 2021 from Payson, Arizona using a 10-inch Newtonian telescope and 60-minute camera exposure.

Comet Leonard may have spawned meteor shower on Venus

By Elizabeth Howell published

Comet Leonard may be sparking meteor showers at Venus this weekend during a relatively close approach of the comet to the planet.

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Venus as seen by the Galileo spacecraft on Feb. 14, 1990. This image has been colorized with a blue hue to note cloud details.

Life on Venus may never have been possible

By Mike Wall published

Venus may not be such a tantalizing target for alien hunters after all.

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An artist's depiction of a meteor shower on Venus.

Venus and a newly discovered comet will cross paths in December. Will sparks fly?

By Meghan Bartels published

Venus is Earth's twisted twin in so many ways, what about on the skywatching front?

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The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter took this video of the glowing crescent of Venus as it passed the planet at a distance of about 5,000 miles during a gravity-assist flyby in August 2021.

Solar Orbiter spacecraft sends postcard from Venus in flyby video

By Tereza Pultarova published

Sun-exploring spacecraft Solar Orbiter has captured this video of a glowing crescent of Venus as it flew past the planet during a gravity-assist flyby on Monday (Aug 9).

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There is not enough water in the clouds of Venus to support life.

No hope for life in Venus clouds

By Tereza Pultarova published

Life in the clouds of Venus is impossible due to the extremely low amount of water despite last year's findings suggesting the presence of organic material.

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This image shows a 684-mile-wide (1,100 kilometers) false-color radar view of a lowland region on Venus called Lavinia Planitia. The colors show where Venus' crust, or lithosphere, is divided into structures a bit like Earth's tectonic plates. The purple regions are the blocks, and their divisions are colored in yellow.

Venus has a gooey flowing mantle jostling crust chunks on its surface

By Doris Elin Salazar published

Venus may still be geologically active today, which could mean that Earth's planetary sibling is a good place for scientists to learn about early Earth and faraway worlds.

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A NASA illustration shows the Pioneer 13 probes descending toward the clouds of Venus.

Did NASA detect a hint of life on Venus in 1978 and not realize it?

By Rafi Letzter published

What if scientists had started hunting for life on Venus in 1978?

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simulation of the surface of Venus, with the Northern Hemisphere displayed

'Grand claims' of life on Venus lack evidence, skeptics say

By Adam Mann published

A roundup of the various pushback and criticisms to the claim that there could be life on Venus

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An artist's concept showing a super-Venus on the left and Earth on the right.

Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life)

By Nola Taylor Redd published

As Earth's twin, Venus offers much in the search for life and habitable worlds.

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NASA snapped this image of Venus using its Mariner 10 probe during a flyby in 1974.

Possible hint of life discovered on Venus

By Rafi Letzter published

Phosphine, a chemical long thought to be a signature of life, is floating around in the clouds of Venus. How did it get there?

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