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Surprises in the South polar vortex in Venus' atmosphereAlava, Spain (SPX) Mar 27, 2013 The astronomers in the UPV/EHU's Planetary Science Group have published, on-line in the prestigious journal Nature Geoscience, a study of the atmospheric vortex of the south pole of Venus, a huge whirlwind the size of Europe. In the atmosphere there are two main cloud layers separated by a distance of 20km. The UPV/EHU astronomers have been closely monitoring the movement of the vortex on both levels, and have been able to confirm the erratic nature of this movement. "We knew it was a long-term vo ... read more |
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 Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record NASA Completes First Part of Webb Telescope's 'Eye Surgery' Operation NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts on Mars Ariane Flight VA214's launch vehicle marks a preparation milestone Eutelsat 3D launch a success Stanford professor and former NASA official explains how NASA might revive the Kepler space telescope | .. |
 A New State of Venus's Atmosphere Observations from NASA's Pioneer Venus orbiter, which reached Venus in 1978, suggested that Venus's ionosphere had two states: a magnetized state with a large- scale horizontal magnetic field and an ... more | .. |
 Saturn's Transit of Venus on Dec. 21, 2012 Last June, astronomers urged sky watchers to observe the transit of Venus. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity, they said. The black disk of the second planet wouldn't crawl across the face of t ... more | .. |
 An elusive effect measured during the last Venus transit A team of Italian astronomers performed a very difficult measurement for which it was necessary to use the most advanced instrumentation in combination with an unusual technique, so as to involve ev ... more | .. |
 A new episode of active volcanism on Venus? For decades, planetary scientists have debated whether Venus possesses active volcanoes. The latest twist to the tale is provided by data sent back from ESA's Venus Express orbiter, revealing unexpl ... more |
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 Venus Caught Transiting The Sun The very rare astronomical event of Venus, the nearest planet to Earth, passing in front of the solar disk on June 5th and 6th, 2012, was captured by an international team headed by Jay Pasachoff (W ... more | .. |
 A curious cold layer in the atmosphere of Venus Venus Express has spied a surprisingly cold region high in the planet's atmosphere that may be frigid enough for carbon dioxide to freeze out as ice or snow. The planet Venus is well known for its t ... more | .. |
 A curious cold layer in the atmosphere of Venus Venus Express has spied a surprisingly cold region high in the planet's atmosphere that may be frigid enough for carbon dioxide to freeze out as ice or snow. The planet Venus is well known for its ... more | .. |
 Venus atmosphere said curiously cold A European spacecraft has discovered a surprisingly cold region high in the atmosphere of Venus, usually thought of as blisteringly hot, astronomers said. ... more |
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Rare transit of Venus draws sky-gazers worldwide Sky-gazers around the world held up their telescopes and viewing glasses Wednesday to watch Venus slide across the sun - a rare celestial phenomenon that will not happen again for more than 100 years. ... more | .. |
 The Mysterious Arc of Venus When Venus transits the sun on June 5th and 6th, an armada of spacecraft and ground-based telescopes will be on the lookout for something elusive and, until recently, unexpected: The Arc of Venus. " ... more | .. |
 James Cook and the Transit of Venus Every ~120 years a dark spot glides across the Sun. Small, inky-black, almost perfectly circular, it's no ordinary sunspot. Not everyone can see it, but some who do get the strangest feeling, of sta ... more | .. |
 RHESSI Will Use Venus Transit to Improve Measurements of the Sun's Diameter The RHESSI (Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager) satellite focuses on the highest energy x-rays and gamma-rays produced by the sun, helping to observe solar flares of all shapes and sizes. ... more |
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 ESA missions gear up for transit of Venus ESA's Venus Express and Proba-2 space missions, along with the international SOHO, Hinode, and Hubble spacecraft, are preparing to monitor Venus and the Sun during the transit of Earth's sister plan ... more | .. |
Venus, the planet of broken dreams When Venus next week eclipses Earth, an event that will not occur again for more than a century, millions of skygazers may have romantic thoughts about our closest neighbour and its twilight beauty. ... more | .. |
 The 2012 Transit of Venus On June 5th, 2012, Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again. Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by mor ... more | .. |
 Venus, a Planetary Portrait of Inner Beauty A Venus transit across the face of the sun is a relatively rare event - occurring in pairs with more than a century separating each pair. There have been all of 53 transits of Venus across the sun b ... more |
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The 2012 Transit of Venus On June 5th, 2012, Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again. Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by mor ... more | .. |
 Astronomers seize last chance in lifetime for Venus Transit Astronomers are gearing for one the rarest events in the Solar System: an alignment of Earth, Venus and the Sun that will not be seen for another 105 years. ... more | .. |
Get ready for the transit of Venus! Scientists and amateur astronomers around the world are preparing to observe the rare occurrence of Venus crossing the face of the Sun on 5-6 June, an event that will not be seen again for over a hu ... more | .. |
Extremely Rare Transit of Venus to Occur on June 5, 2012 A few hours before sunset on June 5th, 2012 residents of the Washington, DC metropolitan area will have a chance to witness one of the rarest celestial phenomena known: a "Transit of Venus". S ... more |
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The 2012 Transit of Venus On June 5th, 2012, Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again. Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by mor ... more | .. |
 Venus Express unearths new clues to the planet's geological history ESA's Venus Express has been used to study the geology in a region near Venus' equator. Using near-infrared observations collected by the Venus Monitoring Camera (VMC), scientists have found evidenc ... more | .. |
 Hubble to Use Moon as Mirror to See Venus Transit This mottled landscape showing the impact crater Tycho is among the most violent-looking places on our moon. Astronomers didn't aim NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to study Tycho, however. The image w ... more | .. |
NASA Astrophysicist Sten Odenwald to Discuss Transit of Venus The public is invited to a free lecture being held at the Library of Congress, about the rare Venus transit event. On June 5, 2012, the planet Venus will move across the face of the sun. Such ... more |
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