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Rocket Lab's plan to search for life on Venus in 2023 just got more exciting
By Mike Wall published
Rocket Lab's life-hunting Venus mission in 2023 will be just the beginning, if all goes according to the company's plan.
Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life)
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
As Earth's twin, Venus offers much in the search for life and habitable worlds.
Life on Venus? Breakthrough Initiatives funds study of possible biosignature detection
By Mike Wall published
The main goals involve investigating the case for life on Venus and figuring out the best ways to hunt it down, if it is indeed there.
Strange chemical in clouds of Venus defies explanation. Could it be a sign of life?
By Meghan Bartels last updated
Discovering life beyond Earth may well start with a sniff, a whiff of some chemical that scientists struggle to explain without invoking a strange, shadowy microbe.
The phosphine discovered in Venus' clouds may be a big deal. Here's what you need to know.
By Meghan Bartels published
A chemical you've likely never heard of has burst into the news thanks to scientists' announcement that they have detected phosphine, which they say may be a sign of life, in the clouds of Venus.
Photos of Venus, the mysterious planet next door
By Space.com Staff last updated
See photos of Venus, a cloud-covered planet with an ultra-hot surface.
The clouds of Venus join the shortlist for potential signs of life in our solar system
By Mike Wall published
Venus isn't the only world beyond Earth where scientists have gotten a possible whiff of life.
Don't ignore Venus — Earth's twin hides surprising opportunities (op-ed)
By David Sky Brody published
In many ways, Venus shows us an Earth that could have been; the twin that grew up in a different environment.
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