How 'Earth's twin' Venus lost its water and became a hellish planet
New research may have identified a culprit molecule that caused Venus, often described as Earth's twin, to lose its water and become an inhospitable hellscape.
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New research may have identified a culprit molecule that caused Venus, often described as Earth's twin, to lose its water and become an inhospitable hellscape.
Venus once had as much water as Earth.
Planetary scientists may have discovered why Venus has 100,000 times less water than Earth.
New research may have identified a culprit molecule that caused Venus, often described as Earth's twin, to lose its water and become an inhospitable hellscape.
Billions of years ago, Venus may have held as much water as Earth. Now, it harbors 100,000 times less water than our planet. A new study from planetary scientists at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) dives into how that water disappeared.