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We Now Have a Map of all 85,000 Volcanoes on Venus
A new map created with decades-old radar imagery from NASA's 1990’s Magellan mission shows the locations of a whopping 85,000…
Potentially Active Volcanoes Have Been Found on Venus
Using archival radar images taken in the 1990s by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, scientists have found evidence of recent active volcanism…
Volcanic Activity on Venus Could Explain Phosphine
Ever since the announcement last September that astronomers found evidence of phosphine in the clouds of Venus, the planet has…
Venus’ Surface Tectonics is More Like Pack ice on Earth
Planets move in mysterious ways. Or at least their surfaces do. Earth famously has a system of tectonic plates that…
A Crater on Venus Indicates the Planet Hasn’t Been Volcanic for a Long Time
Venus may not have had Earth-like tectonic plates or volcanism for the last billion years, according to a new study.…
Ancient Terrain on Venus Looks Like it Was Formed Through Volcanism
A new study shows that some of the oldest surface features on Venus (tesserae) were likely formed by volcanic activity
It Looks Like There are Still Active Volcanoes on Venus
Venus' surface is no stranger to volcanoes. Radar images show more than 1,000 volcanic structures on the planet. But for…
How Long is a Day on Venus? Astronomers Make Their Best Measurement Yet
There's a problem with Venus. We don't know how fast it rotates. For a space-faring civilization like ours, that's a…
Lava Flows on Venus Suggest That the Planet Was Never Warm and Wet
A new study on the volcanic highlands of Venus casts doubt on whether or not the planet ever had oceans.
Venus Could Have Supported Life for Billions of Years
A new study by a team of NASA scientists indicates that Venus could have been habitable for billions of years…