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Venus has thousands more volcanoes than we thought, and they might be active
An artist's interpretation of volcanic activity at a volcano-like structure, known as a corona, on Venus. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Peter Rubin)Less than a month ago, scientists were unsure if Venus had active volcanoes. Now, a new map reveals that there could be at least 85,000 of them covering the surface of the hellish planet.Until recently, experts
Europe’s new Venus probe will have to survive months-long scorching ‘aerobrake’ procedure
Home News Science & Astronomy Europe's EnVision mission to Venus will aerobrake for two years to get into its target science orbit. (Image credit: ESA) Europe's planned Venus exploration mission will depend on a challenging aerobraking procedure to lower its orbit, which will test the thermal resiliency of the spacecraft's materials to their limits. The EnVision…
We finally know why Venus is absolutely radiant
Venus is known as a beautiful and brilliant planet. But, until recently, we hadn’t even seen it in the right light. Back in July 2020, the Parker Solar Probe snapped the first-ever images of the Venusian surface in full visible light. It took a similar set of images during a February 2021 flyby. Now, astrophysicists…
Venus Protocol Launches Mission to Venus With Extra APY and Revenue Share for XVS Holders
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, 30th December 2021] Venus Protocol, a decentralized money market on Binance Smart Chain, is celebrating its Mission to Venus contest by boosting the rewards distribution on its new XVS Vault over the next 120 days, offering a big increase in annual percentage yield for stakers of the native Venus token. The…