The Plan to Look for Life on Venus—Without NASA

LEFT BEHIND

A private group of scientists and rocket engineers might be the first to find signs of extraterrestrial life on the second planet from the sun.

Published Aug. 24 2022 8:04PM EDT

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Venus is a nasty planet. Thick layers of high-pressure, sulfuric clouds cover a very hot volcanic surface, which can rise up to as high as 900 degrees Fahrenheit.

Nevertheless, astrobiologists believe there

David Axe

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The Plan to Look for Life on Venus—Without NASA

A private group of scientists and rocket engineers might be the first to find signs of extraterrestrial life on the second planet from the sun.

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David Axe