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Our cosmic neighbourhood has so many more secrets for us to reveal

29 September 2021

An unusual meteorite seems to help explain why the planets are in their odd present positions, but plenty of other mysteries remain about our solar system
A composite view of Venus from data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Life on Venus may have only been possible for its first billion years

28 September 2021

Previous research suggested Venus may have been habitable for 2 to 3 billion years, but that didn’t take into account the lack of plate tectonics, which affects CO2 levels and narrows the window for life on Venus

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