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Was Venus once a habitable planet?
 
24 June 2010   ESA’s Venus Express is helping planetary scientists investigate whether Venus once had oceans. If it did, it may even have begun its existence as a habitable planet similar to Earth.
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Venus is alive – geologically speaking
 
8 April 2010   ESA’s Venus Express has returned the clearest indication yet that Venus is still geologically active. Relatively young lava flows have been identified by the way they emit infrared radiation. The finding suggests the planet remains capable of volcanic eruptions.
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New map hints at Venus' wet, volcanic past
 
14 July 2009   Venus Express has charted the first map of Venus’ southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths. The new map hints that our neighbouring world may once have been more Earth-like, with a plate tectonics system and an ocean of water.
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24 February 2009   Watching Venus glow in the dark
10 February 2009   ESA extends missions studying Mars, Venus and Earth’s magnetosphere
18 December 2008   Where did Venus’s water go?
3 December 2008   Venus comes to life at wavelengths invisible to human eyes
10 October 2008   Venus Express searching for life – on Earth
22 September 2008   First set of Venus Express data goes public


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