Heat sensor protects the Venus flytrap from fire
The Venus flytrap can survive in the nutrient-poor swamps of North and South Carolina because it compensates for the lack ...
Tag: Venus
Course correction keeps Parker Solar Probe on track for Venus flyby
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver on Aug. 3, 2023, that kept the spacecraft on track to hit ...
Invitation to the 2023 International Venus Observation Campaign
Planetary Atmospheres Group (PAG) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) is organizing a 2023 Venus atmosphere observation campaign. The ...
Are Earth and Venus the only volcanic planets? Not anymore.
Imagine an Earth-sized planet that’s not at all Earth-like. Half this world is locked in permanent daytime, the other half ...
Scientists share ‘comprehensive’ map of volcanoes on Venus — all 85,000 of them
Intrigued by reports of recent volcanic eruptions on Venus? WashU planetary scientists Paul Byrne and Rebecca Hahn want you to ...
Hunting Venus 2.0: Scientists sharpen their sights
With the first paper compiling all known information about planets like Venus beyond our solar system, scientists are the closest ...
UAF scientist offers evidence that Venus is volcanically active
Embargoed: Not for release until 2 p.m. U.S. Eastern time Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Venus appears to have volcanic activity, ...
BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter compare notes at Venus
The convergence of two spacecraft at Venus in August 2021 has given a unique insight into how the planet is ...
NASA instrument to measure temperature, pressure, and wind on Venus
The VASI (Venus Atmospheric Structure Investigation) instrument aboard NASA’s Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging, or DAVINCI, ...
Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun’s powerful grip
If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth’s sister planet would likely not rotate. Instead, Venus would be ...
Mystery solved about the origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf
The almost 11 cm high figurine from Willendorf is one of the most important examples of early art in Europe. ...
The secret of Venus may be hidden in the heat of the night
Despite being close to Earth and having nearly the same size, Venus is another world. Underneath its thick mantle of ...
Scientists reveal how Venus fly traps snaps shut
LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists at Scripps Research have revealed the three-dimensional structure of Flycatcher1, an aptly named protein channel that may ...
WVU engineers creating software for aerobots to explore Venus
Engineers at West Virginia University are propelling exploration forward by creating control software for a group of aerial robots (aerobots) that will ...
Meet VMS – the briefcase-sized chemistry lab headed to Venus
Short for Venus Mass Spectrometer, VMS is one of five instruments aboard the DAVINCI descent probe. Launching in 2029, DAVINCI will be ...
Did Venus ever have oceans?
The planet Venus can be seen as the Earth’s evil twin. At first sight, it is of comparable mass and ...
Climate model shows that Venus could never have had oceans
Whether Venus, one of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets, ever had oceans remains an unsolved puzzle. Although an American ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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CityU researchers develop novel photo-oxidation therapy for anticancer treatment
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Ethylene boosts plant yield and vigor
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Researchers issue urgent call to save the world’s largest flower -Rafflesia – from extinction
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Spotlight on mud snakes: Study unveils evolutionary secrets of enigmatic snake family from Southeastern Asia
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New study finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture