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Venus May Host Active Tectonics Driven by Subsurface Plumes
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 15, 2025 New findings from NASA's Magellan mission suggest that Venus may experience ongoing tectonic activity, driven by hot, buoyant plumes of molten material rising from its mantle. Unlike Earth, which has large, mobile tectonic plates, Venus has a single, continuous crust that deforms under internal forces. Researchers focused on structures known as coronae, vast circular features believed to form where mantle plumes push against the overlying lithosphere. These structures, ranging from dozens to hundreds of ... read more |
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NASA Study Reveals Venus Crust SurpriseWashington DC (SPX) May 13, 2025 New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth's hotter twin, according to new NASA-funded research that describes movements of the planet's crust. Scie ... more
Could crustal churning power Venus volcanoesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Venus, a searing world cloaked in dense clouds and blanketed by volcanic structures, may possess a geologically dynamic crust far more active than previously believed. New findings from scientists a ... more 
NASA Installs Advanced Heat Shield on Rocket Lab's Venus ProbeMoffett Field CA (SPX) Feb 28, 2025 NASA engineers have successfully installed a high-performance heat shield on the first private spacecraft set to explore Venus, marking a significant milestone in commercial space exploration. ... more 
EnVision to uncover Venus secretsParis, France (SPX) Feb 04, 2025 Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has finalized a 367 million euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the delivery of a new satellite suppo ... more |
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Impact craters on Venus revealed by new researchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2024 Researchers have discovered what may be a long-hidden record of ancient impact craters on Venus, shedding light on a planetary history distinct from Earth's. Unlike Earth, where wind, water, and tec ... more 
Old data yields new secrets as NASA's DAVINCI is prepped for Venus missionGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 22, 2024 Due to launch in the early 2030s, NASA's DAVINCI mission will investigate whether Venus - a sweltering world wrapped in an atmosphere of noxious gases - once had oceans and continents like Earth. ... more 
Parker Solar Probe Lines Up for Final Venus FlybyBaltimore MD (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 NASA's Parker Solar Probe executed a short maneuver on Aug. 26 that kept the spacecraft on course for the mission's seventh and final planned Venus flyby on Nov. 6. Operating on preprogrammed ... more 
Venus' Mesosphere Shows Sharp Rise in Deuterium to Hydrogen RatioTokyo, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2024 Researchers using the Solar Occultation in the Infrared (SOIR) instrument aboard the European Space Agency's Venus Express probe have observed a significant and unexpected increase in the deuterium ... more 
Venus Geological Features Mirror Early Earth's Continent FormationSydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 06, 2024 New research suggests that Venus, often considered Earth's hostile twin, may share a geological history with our planet. Scientists have identified that Venus' extensive plateaus, called tesse ... more |
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University of Freiburg Launches Major Initiative in Earth and Planetary Geodynamics
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 18, 2024 The University of Freiburg has announced the establishment of a new tenure track professorship in Earth and Planetary Geodynamics within the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources. This development is supported by a 1.71 million euro grant from the Volkswagen Foundation. This tenure track professorship is part of a broader initiative to integrate Earth system sciences with planetary sciences, which also includes the creation of the Earth System Simulation Lab (EaSySim) and a new master's degree pr ... read more 
Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA's Magellan DataPasadena CA (JPL) May 29, 2024 An analysis of data from Magellan's radar finds two volcanoes erupted in the early 1990s. This adds to the 2023 discovery of a different active volcano in Magellan data. Direct geological evid ... more |
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Venus' extreme dryness linked to specific atmospheric reactions, study suggests Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2024 Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have uncovered significant insights into why Venus, despite being similar in size and mass to Earth, contains minuscule amounts of water. Their fi ... more
Exploring Venus could redefine search for life in universeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2024 Though Venus is a harsh environment with extreme temperatures and toxic clouds, it provides crucial data on the conditions that might limit life on other planets, according to a recent study. ... more 
BepiColombo mission detects escaping gases in Venus's magnetosphereParis, France (SPX) Apr 12, 2024 The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has provided new insights into the atmospheric dynamics of Venus, showing how carbon and oxygen escape from the upper atmosphere. During its journey, the spacecraft ... more 
Venus' Clouds Could Harbor Life: MIT Study Finds Amino Acids Stable in Sulfuric AcidBoston MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2024 If there is life in the solar system beyond Earth, it might be found in the clouds of Venus. In contrast to the planet's blisteringly inhospitable surface, Venus' cloud layer, which extends from 30 ... more
Venus and gravitational wave missions get EU green lightParis (AFP) Jan 25, 2024 The European Space Agency gave the green light to two missions on Thursday, one to detect ripples in spacetime called gravitational waves and another to probe the secrets of Earth's closest neighbouring planet Venus. ... more |
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