Harshita Sinha
Venus is the second planet from the Sun and almost the same size as Earth—but that’s where the similarities end.
Despite being farther from the Sun than Mercury, Venus is the hottest planet—thanks to its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere.
Heat ghee in a pan.
Venus is wrapped in clouds of sulfuric acid, with hurricane-force winds and lightning storms.
Venus rotates in the opposite direction of most planets—very slowly. One day on Venus lasts longer than its year.
Venus may have once had oceans and mild weather, like Earth. What turned it into a hellish world?
Scientists are investigating strange chemicals in Venus’s atmosphere—could microbial life survive up there?
NASA and ESA are planning missions to explore Venus like never before. The best may be yet to come.