A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets scienceblog.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scienceblog.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Estonia’s Tartu Observatory is building an instrument to sample Venus’ atmosphere for habitability. Part of an MIT-led initiative, it should arrive at Venus by 2031.
NASA / JPL-CaltechAstronomers are desperate to know what happened to Venus. Now, thanks to the recent discovery of the hot gassy planet’s virtual twin—LP 890-9 c, an apparently rocky, wet, Earth-and-Venus-sized planet orbiting a red dwarf star 98 light-years from Earth—those astronomers might finally have a chance to crack the mystery wide open. The problem is, right now there’s just one telescope capable of surveying this twin.You’ve probably already heard of it by now: the James Webb Space Tel
Melting Exoplanet LP 890-9 c May Reveal How Venus Became a Hellscape thedailybeast.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedailybeast.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.