The clouds of venus join the shortlist for potential signs of life in our solar system by mike wall 14 september 2020 scientists have spotted possible signs of life on multiple worlds beyond earth.
Venus our solar system.
Before we knew about what lay beneath venus mysterious cloud cover writers could speculate about a more hospitable planet and its possible inhabitants.
This is why the planet continues absorbing the heat from the sun and becomes increasingly hot.
It is in a sense upside down.
Another odd fact about this planet is that its day is longer than its year.
Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system because it is covered by a thick layer of clouds composed of carbon dioxide and other gases which prevent the heat from the sun from escaping back into outer space.
Learn more about planet venus here.
Venus is the brightest planet in our solar system has a hellish atmosphere and is covered in volcanoes.
The search for life from venus to the outer solar system while the discovery of the normally microbe produced phosphine on our toxic neighbour is astonishing other candidates for life are.
Venus differs from all other bodies in the solar system because it rotates from east to west.