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1 day ago · The first is that conditions on the surface of Venus were once temperate enough to support liquid water, but a runaway greenhouse effect caused by widespread volcanic activity caused the planet to get hotter and hotter. The second theory is that Venus was born hot, and liquid water has never been able to condense at the surface.
1 day ago · "But given it likely never had oceans, it is hard to imagine Venus ever having supported Earth-like life, which requires liquid water." Humanity may not have to wait long to answer this question.
11 hours ago · Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface. Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is sometimes called Earth's twin based on their similar size and rocky composition ...
1 day ago · Astronomers have long debated whether Venus, which is extremely hot and inhospitable to life today, once had liquid-water oceans on its surface. A new study found very little water in the planet's ...
1 day ago · From a distance, Venus and Earth look like siblings: it is almost identical in size and is a rocky planet like Earth. But up close, Venus is more like an evil twin: it is covered with thick clouds ...
1 day ago · The surface of Venus may never have been temperate enough to host liquid water, new research suggests. Credit: NASA/JPL
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11 hours ago · If Venus has even a fraction of the water within its interior as Earth, ... The authors attribute the water loss to the slow cooling of Venus’s original surface magma, giving more time for water ...
