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Did NASA detect a hint of life on Venus in 1978 and not realize it?
By Rafi Letzter published
What if scientists had started hunting for life on Venus in 1978?

'Grand claims' of life on Venus lack evidence, skeptics say
By Adam Mann published
A roundup of the various pushback and criticisms to the claim that there could be life on Venus

The four most promising worlds for alien life in the solar system
By Gareth Dorrian published
Venus just became a serious contender. But what are the other most promising locations for extra-terrestrial life?

Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life)
By Nola Taylor Redd published
As Earth's twin, Venus offers much in the search for life and habitable worlds.

Possible hint of life discovered on Venus
By Rafi Letzter published
Phosphine, a chemical long thought to be a signature of life, is floating around in the clouds of Venus. How did it get there?

See Venus swing by the crescent moon Monday morning
By Joe Rao published
The moon and Venus will form a triangle with the Beehive star cluster in the predawn sky on Monday (Sept. 14).

See the bright 'evening star' Venus swing by the crescent moon tonight
By Hanneke Weitering published
After a close encounter with the moon on Sunday (April 26), Venus will be at its greatest brightness of the year on Tuesday (April 28).

This Newly Discovered Asteroid Is the Second-Closest Natural Object to the Sun
By Laura Geggel published
Excluding Mercury, this newly discovered asteroid has the smallest known aphelion distance in our entire solar system.
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