Brutal VENUS Forces NASA to Develop a ‘Clockwork’ Probe
The atmospheric conditions on Venus are so hostile that NASA’s next probe may use a mechanical computer. With surface temperatures exceeding 860 degrees and crushing atmospheric pressures that are more than 100 times those found on the Earth, Venus is an extremely inhospitable place to go exploring. Previous efforts by Russia to land probes on its surface in the 1970s … Continue reading
Study Finds Ancient Venus May Have Had an Ocean of Water
We often hear of theories that Mars may once have had oceans of water and possibly supported life in the past but Venus with its ‘hellish’ temperatures and toxic air/atmosphere is never considered as a planet that may have had similar environment as Earth or Mars but this new study seems to indicate that that just might have been the … Continue reading
Technological Aliens Once Inhabited Solar System, Prof Claims
A prior indigenous technological species might have arisen on ancient Earth or another body, such as a pre-greenhouse Venus or a wet Mars. That’s the focus of a paper by Penn State University’s Dr. Jason T. Wright, an associate professor in astronomy and astrophysics. Published this week in arXic, “Prior Indigenous Technological Species” is based on Wright’s idea that an … Continue reading
5 Events that Will Change the Solar System
5 EVENTS TO CHANGE THE SOLAR SYSTEM No. 5 – Ringed Mars: New research has determined that Mars might one day kill its nearest moon, Phobos, which is just 22 kilometers (14 mi) wide. With every passing century, the orbit of Phobos shrinks and brings it closer to Mars by 2 meters. Ultimately, this moon will break apart from tidal … Continue reading
Planet Wide Wave On Venus Perplexes Scientists
A massive, bow-shaped wave was spotted for the first time in the highest regions of Venus’ atmosphere, perplexing astronomers. The structure was captured by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in some of the first images returned by their Akatsuki orbiter following a troubled orbital insertion in late 2015. Using both infrared and UV imaging, researchers spotted the prominent feature … Continue reading
Why are Venus and Uranus Spinning in the Wrong Direction?
Two of these things are not like the others. Space offers plenty of mysteries for astronomers to solve, and there’s one in our own Solar System that’s been unexplained for decades: why are Venus and Uranus spinning in different directions to the other planets around the Sun? Venus spins on its axis from east to west, while Uranus is tilted … Continue reading
Mayan Civilisation Tracked Venus And Even Established A Leap Year For It
Experts have been analysing the Venus Table of the Dresden Codex – an ancient Mayan document on their astronomical data – for more than 120 years and found that it contains accurate observations and even calculations of a leap year. In a new paper from UC Santa Barbara’s Gerardo Aldana, a professor of anthropology and of Chicana and Chicano studies, … Continue reading
Venus May Have Once Supported Life
If you were looking at our solar system from a planet orbiting another star, you might speculate that there’s life on two planets: Earth and Venus. They have about the same size and mass, both orbit in or close to the sun’s habitable zone and both have atmospheres. Of course, a closer look reveals that the high temperature on Venus, … Continue reading
Halley’s Comet Orbit Being Altered By Venus Instead of Jupiter
If you’re waiting for Halley’s comet to show up exactly 75 years after its 1986 appearance, you may be disappointed. The ball of ice has an orbit that varies by months or even years. And new research suggests that Venus is responsible for the comet’s variations today, rather than the more massive planet Jupiter. “Comet Halley has been observed throughout … Continue reading
Five Planets Align For First Time In A Decade; FYI Last Time: Indian Ocean Earthquake And Tsunami December 26 2004
The solar system is all set to give a rare celestial show. Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter will all be visible from Earth when they appear in a diagonal row before dawn on Wednesday, Jan. 20. It’s the first time the five bright planets, so-called as they can usually be seen easily with the naked eye, have aligned in … Continue reading
