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How windy is it on Venus? Venus Express answers

It is well known that winds on Venus are extremely fast and powerful. Now, European Space Agency's (ESA) Venus Express has, for the first time, put together a 3-D picture of the venusian winds for an entire planetary hemisphere.

Doorstep Astronomy: Venus Shines Bright

Currently, the planet Venus is visible, albeit very low in the western evening sky right after sundown. Those with obstructions such as trees or buildings toward the west may not be able to see Venus yet, thanks to its low altitude. But this current evening apparition of Venus is going to evolve into a very good one in the coming days and weeks, so let's get into a fuller explanation of what is to come.

Doorstep Astronomy: Venus Shines Bright

Currently, the planet Venus is visible, albeit very low in the western evening sky right after sundown. Those with obstructions such as trees or buildings toward the west may not be able to see Venus yet, thanks to its low altitude. But this current evening apparition of Venus is going to evolve into a very good one in the coming days and weeks, so let's get into a fuller explanation of what is to come.

Venus strolls into third round

Venus Williams of United States hits a return shot to Elena Vesnina of Russia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, August 28, 2008. Venus Williams of United States hits a return shot to Elena Vesnina of Russia during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, August 28, 2008. (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

Victorious Venus says she is at her best

Venus Williams of the United States returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, August 30, 2008. Venus Williams of the United States returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, August 30, 2008. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Venus Express Searches For Life On Earth

Scientists using ESA’s Venus Express are trying to observe whether Earth is habitable. Silly, you might think, when we know that Earth is richly stocked with life. In fact, far from being a pointless exercise, Venus Express is paving the way for an exciting new era in astronomy.

Venus Express searching for life - on Earth

Scientists using ESA's Venus Express are trying to observe whether Earth is habitable. Silly, you might think, when we know that Earth is richly stocked with life. In fact, far from being a pointless exercise, Venus Express is paving the way for an exciting new era in astronomy.

Winds on Venus are Variable, Cyclical

The Venus Express spacecraft has been continuously monitoring the planet in orbit since 2006, and scientists now have enough data to start building a complete picture of the planet’s atmospheric phenomena. They have put together a 3-D picture of Venusian winds for the southern hemisphere. It was known that the winds on Venus are extremely fast and powerful, but what was not known was their extreme variability. The winds are highly influenced by the sun, as well as an unusual and unknown mechanism that seems to re-set itself every five days.

Doorstep astronomy: Venus shines bright

On August 29 from midnorthern latitudes, Venus will be visible low above the western horizon after sunset. If you're lucky you might catch Mars and Mercury too. If you can't find it, keep looking during the coming weeks; Venus will set later after sunset every night, eventually becoming an unmissable "evening star."

Doorstep Astronomy: Venus Shines Bright

On August 29 from midnorthern latitudes, Venus will be visible low above the western horizon after sunset. If you're lucky you might catch Mars and Mercury too. If you can't find it, keep looking during the coming weeks; Venus will set later after sunset every night, eventually becoming an unmissable "evening star."

Austrians fete voluptuous, prehistoric Venus

This undated file photo provided by Vienna's natural history museum shows the Venus of Willendorf. The Venus of Willendorf, a small Paleolithic statuette with a fleshy, distinctively feminine figure, was discovered 100 years ago Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008.

Clouds Lift on Mysterious Winds of Venus

This animation of wind circulation on Venus is composed of images taken by the Visual and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS) on board ESA’s Venus Express between April 2006 and June 2007. The night-side of the planet is at the top in infrared, with the day-side at the bottom. Credit: ESA/VIRTIS/INAF-IASF/Obs. de Paris-LESIA/ Universidad del País Vasco (R.Hueso)

Venus Williams loses in Olympic tennis quarters

Venus Williams is the latest upset victim in Olympic tennis, losing to Li Na of China in the quarterfinals.

Venus tumbles to defeat by Li

Venus Williams of the U.S. returns to Li Na of China during their women's singles quarterfinal tennis match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 14, 2008.

Venus Express searches for life on Earth

Paris, Oct 11 : In a surprising move, scientists are using ESA's (European Space Agency's) Venus Express to observe the Earth's habitability, which might be helpful to search for life on other planets.

Venus express searches for life on Earth

Paris, Oct 11: In a surprising move, scientists are using ESA's (European Space Agency's) Venus Express to observe the Earth's habitability, which might be helpful to search for life on other planets.

Podcast: Alignment with the Galactic Plane, Destruction from Venus, and the Death of the Solar System

Podcast: Alignment with the Galactic Plane, Destruction from Venus, and the Death of the Solar System

European orbiter begins closing in on Venus

Starting last week, spacecraft controllers have been executing a series of manoeuvres to gradually bring Venus Express closer to its host planet. In its modified orbit, the spacecraft will be able to observe unexplored regions and investigate phenomena that were not within its reach before.

Venus Express searching for life - on Earth

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