Tag: Venus surface

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NASA finds out the secret of Venus!

How does the Earth lose its heat? NASA explained that the Earth's hot core heats the mantle which then transports the heat to the lithosphere, the outermost solid layer of rock. The heat is subsequently released into space, cooling the uppermost portion of the mantle. This circulation of the mantle, known as mantle convection, is responsible for driving tectonic processes on the surface and keeping the plates in motion. But the heat flow mechanism of Venus has been a mystery so far. The absence of tectonic plates on Venus has resulted in persistent questions in planetary science regarding how the planet loses its heat and what processes shape its surface. A recent study has analyzed archival NASA data and suggests that Venus might be releasing heat due to geologic activity ...
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This spacecraft will be DEAD in just 5 minutes on reaching Venus

Rocket Lab to become the first private company to reach Venus and explore its clouds for habitability with the launch in 2023, but its spacecraft will die within minutes of reaching there. SpaceX might have its eye on Mars, but Rocket Lab is likely to become the first private company to reach Venus and explore its clouds for habitability. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) selected three new missions to explore the planet but they're expected to return results in the later 2020s or 2030s. However, Peter Beck, the CEO of the New Zealand–based launch company Rocket Lab, was contacted by a group of MIT scientists to launch one of the company's rockets in 2023 to hunt for life on Venus much sooner. The details of the missi...