Nighttime weather on Venus revealed for the 1st time

[Judi Lynn]

By Chelsea Gohd 1 day ago



In a new study, researchers have revealed the nighttime weather on Venus for the first time.
(Image credit: Paul K. Byrne and Sean C. Solomon)

What's the weather like at night on Venus? Scientists are finally finding out.

Just one planet away, Venus is relatively close to Earth and we have been studying it for a long time, with the first Venusian probe reaching the planet in 1978. However, scientists have known very little about what the weather is like at night on Venus. That is, until now.

In a new study, researchers have devised a new way to use infrared sensors on the Japanese Venus climate orbiter Akatsuki, a probe that arrived in orbit around Venus in 2015, to finally reveal what weather is like on the planet at nighttime. Those sensors found nighttime clouds and some strange wind circulation patterns.

In a new study, researchers have revealed the nighttime weather on Venus for the first time. (Image credit: Paul K. Byrne and Sean C. Solomon)
What's the weather like at night on Venus? Scientists are finally finding out.

Just one planet away, Venus is relatively close to Earth and we have been studying it for a long time, with the first Venusian probe reaching the planet in 1978. However, scientists have known very little about what the weather is like at night on Venus. That is, until now.

In a new study, researchers have devised a new way to use infrared sensors on the Japanese Venus climate orbiter Akatsuki, a probe that arrived in orbit around Venus in 2015, to finally reveal what weather is like on the planet at nighttime. Those sensors found nighttime clouds and some strange wind circulation patterns.

More:
https://www.space.com/venus-nightside-weather-revealed-akatsuki-jaxa

[Mike Nelson]

1. Well...

... with a night lasting 120 Earth days, I expect to get a good night's sleep on Venus!