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New Evidence for a Wobbly Venus?

by Francis Nimmo 29 September 202525 September 2025

The orientation of wind-blown impact deposits on Venus is not consistent with modeled wind directions, suggesting Venus’s rotation axis may have changed.

An artist’s depiction of Venus. An earthquake, shown as concentric circles, is measured by a lander on the surface, a balloon in the atmosphere, and an orbiter.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Three Ways to Track Venusquakes, from Balloons to Satellites

by Nathaniel Scharping 26 November 202426 November 2024

The planet’s harsh conditions make studying seismicity challenging, but it is likely possible.

Artist’s rendering of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe during a fly-by of Venus
Posted inNews

Lightning Struck Down as Source of a Venus Whistler

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 13 December 202313 December 2023

Whistlers were a key piece of evidence in favor of Venusian lightning. New measurements question the connection.

Map showing global distribution of volcanoes on Venus.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

A New View of Volcanism on Venus

by A. Deanne Rogers 12 April 202310 April 2023

Researchers present the most comprehensive catalog of Venusian volcanic edifices to date, providing new knowledge of the geological evolution of a relatively understudied planet.

Image of red and orange mountain with a black background
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Active Volcanoes on Venus?

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 16 March 202316 March 2023

With a new look at old imagery, scientists may have found evidence of volcanic activity on Venus.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

If There Is Phosphine on Venus, There Isn’t Much

by Morgan Rehnberg 1 December 20221 December 2022

New observations of the Venusian atmosphere collected from an airborne observatory showed no sign of the potential biosignature gas, casting additional doubt on a previous report of its detection.

The 9-kilometer-tall volcano Maat Mons, shown here with an exaggerated vertical scale, may be relatively young.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

¿Es Venus volcánicamente activo? Nuevo enfoque podría proporcionar una respuesta

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 February 20228 February 2022

Una estrategia que combina la cartografía geológica con datos sobre cómo la superficie del planeta emite y absorbe la radiación de microondas podría potencialmente identificar flujos de lava recientes.

Satellite view of frosty sand dunes on Mars
Posted inScience Updates

Planetary Dunes Tell of Otherworldly Winds

by Timothy Titus, Serina Diniega, Lori K. Fenton, Lynn Neakrase and James Zimbelman 22 December 202116 February 2022

On Earth and throughout our solar system, ripples and dunes in sand and dust offer insights into how winds blow, liquid currents flow, and solid particles fly and bounce over the terrain.

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Misión a Venus podría ayudar a resolver un misterio atmosférico

by Jaime Cordova 16 December 202116 December 2021

La recientemente anunciada misión DAVINCI+ a Venus de la NASA investigará la atmósfera del planeta, esperando proporcionar información sobre los desconocidos parches oscuros que rodean dicho planeta.

Solar-powered hot air balloon
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Stratospheric Balloons Listen In on Ground Activity

by J. Lee 15 November 202115 November 2021

Solar-powered hot-air balloons, floating 2.5 times as high as Mount Everest, detected a buried explosion more clearly than ground-based sensors did.

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