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May 03, 2021 08:00 AM EDT
Venus is a mystery. It s the world next door, so it doesn t say anything about itself. A thick canopy of clouds envelops a barren landscape pelted with acid rain and baked at temperatures capable of melting lead.
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A Secretive Next-Door Neighbor
There s a lot we don t know about Venus, including the fact that it has a lot in common with us and happens to be our nearest neighbor. And that isn t for lack of attempting. The conditions and pace of Venus have made nailing down details an extremely time-consuming task, so scientists turned to the dance floor for inspiration.
Feb 23, 2021 05:00 AM EST
Close Distance
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This Sunday, watch out for a spectacular show in the early morning skies. In one of rare occurrences, planets mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the crescent moon will be close and bright enough to be seen by the naked eye on early morning of July 19.
Besides Earth s sister planet Venus, Mars is the second nearest planet to Earth, with an estimated distance of 225 million miles from the farthest and closest points in its orbit. The main parallels are in the axis, length of the day, and seasons between the two planets. They vary considerably from each other in other ways.