Venus's substantial atmospheric mass mitigates the effect of its atmospheric escape rate, which is comparable to Earth's, on its overall density and surface pressure, though long-term compositional ...

The polar atmosphere of Venus is thinner than expected. How do we know? Because the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Venus Express has actually been there. Instead of looking from orbit, Venus Express ...

The polar atmosphere of Venus is thinner than expected. How do we know? Because ESA’s Venus Express has actually been there. Instead of looking from orbit, Venus Express has flown through the upper ...

Explore why Venus atmosphere water loss is linked to solar wind, highlighting implications of the planet's lack of a magnetic field. Why is Venus so dry? The atmosphere of Venus has almost no water in ...

As the end of its eight-year adventure at Venus edges ever closer, ESA scientists have been taking a calculated risk with the Venus Express spacecraft in order to carry out unique observations of the ...

An unexpected measurement has been achieved with the Venus Express, a satellite currently studying the atmosphere of Venus. While the satellite was not fitted with instruments to directly measure ...

Why is Venus so dry? The atmosphere of Venus has almost no water in it at all, whereas water is everywhere on Earth. This has been a long standing mystery about out sister planet. Where did all the ...