runaway greenhouse effect
What Deadly Venus Can Tell Us About Life on Other Worlds
Even though Venus and Earth are so-called sister planets, they're as different as heaven and hell. Earth is a natural…
3 months ago
It Doesn't Take Much to Get a Runaway Greenhouse Effect
During the 1960s, the first robotic explorers began making flybys of Venus, including the Soviet Venera 1 and the Mariner…
7 months ago
Volcanoes are the worst. They’ve caused extinctions on Earth, and probably killed Venus
Is there anything good about volcanoes? They can be violent, dangerous, and unpredictable. For modern humans, volcanoes are mostly an…
2 years ago
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…
5 years ago
Venus Compared to Earth
Venus and Earth share many characteristics, being terrestrial planets, but are also significantly different. Here's how and where they differ...
8 years ago