- Venus' thick atmosphere pushes hard enough to shorten the planet's days by two minutes per Venus day. The planet rotates once every 243 Earth days, but the atmosphere rotates in just 4. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/venus-thick-atmosphere-speeds-planets-spin?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science 16 comments science
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- NASA captured the first visible-light images of Venus’ surface from space | Science News https://www.sciencenews.org/article/venus-surface-photo-parker-solar-probe-space-nasa 0 comments
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