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Life on Venus may never have been possible
By Mike Wall published
Venus may not be such a tantalizing target for alien hunters after all.

Venus and a newly discovered comet will cross paths in December. Will sparks fly?
By Meghan Bartels published
Venus is Earth's twisted twin in so many ways, what about on the skywatching front?

Fastest-orbiting asteroid in solar system discovered
By Mike Wall published
The newfound asteroid 2021 PH27 completes one lap around our star every 113 Earth days. That's the shortest orbital period of any known solar system object except the planet Mercury.

Solar Orbiter spacecraft sends postcard from Venus in flyby video
By Tereza Pultarova published
Sun-exploring spacecraft Solar Orbiter has captured this video of a glowing crescent of Venus as it flew past the planet during a gravity-assist flyby on Monday (Aug 9).

No hope for life in Venus clouds
By Tereza Pultarova published
Life in the clouds of Venus is impossible due to the extremely low amount of water despite last year's findings suggesting the presence of organic material.

Venus has a gooey flowing mantle jostling crust chunks on its surface
By Doris Elin Salazar published
Venus may still be geologically active today, which could mean that Earth's planetary sibling is a good place for scientists to learn about early Earth and faraway worlds.

7 solar system worlds where the weather is crazy
By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Daisy Dobrijevic, How It Works magazine published
What's the weather like on other worlds? Expect methane rain, global haboobs and a 10,000-mile-wide hurricane.

Here's what we learned about aliens in 2020
By Brandon Specktor published
From the best places to find them to what they might breathe, here are the newest clues we discovered about alien life.
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