NASA | Return to Venus: Part I

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From Galileo and the Heliocentric model of the Solar System to James Hansen and climate research, observations of the planet Venus throughout history have given us the perspective we need to understand our own place in the universe. Yet with nearly two decades since the last U.S. mission there, our sister planet has received little attention in recent years. Return to Venus provides a look back at the history of Venus exploration, how human perceptions of the planet have changed through time, and inspires us think about what secrets we have yet to reveal from our inhospitable and enigmatic neighbor.

Interviews with Dr. Cherilynn Morrow and Tatiana Loboda

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[12345670407]

Do not go to venus is 1000c so do not go

[gulfland]

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[tom4705]

Its impossible to colonize. It cant even be terraformed! Solar shades wont cool it down, you'll need to bring it back to the habitable zone. Its to close to the sun.

[tom4705]

@holypaladinwarlock The probes died out 20 minutes after landing on the surface. Last I checked machines are different then humans.

[tanarus77]

@CachorroPodre They just need to go to Venus and chemtrail the skies like they do here, that will cool it down.

[askjiir]

@holypaladinwarlock

The probes that landed were russian and they only lasted for 30 minuttes before they were destroyed by the temperatures and atmospheric pressure

[CachorroPodre]

A good way to save venus would be putting a solar shield in orbit to protect the planet from the sun. It has to eclipse the whole planet, in one year of full coverage of shadow would really make difference in the planet temperature.

The atmosfere vapor would drop to venus making wonderful oceans.

But we should never forget to make the shield ALWAYS working, letting pass the right amont of sun light to the planet.

[Armigo91]

fiction,

but then so is density and other dimension while i truly believe they do exist, in any related background, or definition that we give it.

but im sorry, non carbon based lifeforms might find venus a tropical paradise,

But concerning molecular physics, carbon is the most common dna in the universe,

but so are dimension, i think that other dimensions and/or densities rather more easily explain unsolved mysteries like dark energy then the observable things like venus itself

[Armigo91]

not that i do not believe in densitys and other dimensions, but wether your look trough a second or third density perspective, it changes nothing to reality,

1st density still aplies, to all possible existing dimensions, and since the lowest form of life is microbial and cannot phatom 800degrees + sulfuric acid + 100times atmospheres its hard to say that any carbon based life forms are alive on venus in different density lvls.

if life isnt carbon based then were talking about science

[tanarus77]

Venus is a nasty place in 3rd density. But who knows what it may be like in 4th or 5th density. Could be tropical paradise. Just a thought