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Topic: Venus

Rare ‘planetary parade’ to adorn night skies from January 21. Know significance & how to watch

The planetary parade, also known as a planetary alignment, will begin with only four planets—Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars. It will last through early March.

Venus Orbiter Mission gets Cabinet nod. Why ISRO wants to study ‘Earth’s twin’ & what mission will entail

Mission approved with total funding of Rs 1,236 crore, of which Rs 824 crore will be spent on the spacecraft. ISRO officials say it will likely take flight by March 2028.

This is where the sunniest spot on Earth is & it gets as much sunlight as Venus

Experts have noted that solar energy potential in the Altiplano plateau is roughly, on average, twice as high than in Central Europe and the US East Coast.

Venus Williams loses to Swiss teen in comeback match after 5 months at 2023 Libema Open

Williams, who was handed a wildcard for the tournament, had been sidelined since January after sustaining a hamstring injury that forced her to withdraw from the Australian Open.

Made from human cardiac cells, biohybrid fish swims by recreating pumping heart’s contractions

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Brrr! German scientists produce coldest temperature ever recorded in lab

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Venus’s clouds are too dry for life, but study findings point to Jupiter & Mars

According to the study, the amount of humidity and moisture on Venusian clouds is over 100 times lower than the minimum known limit of water required.

NASA announces two new missions to Venus as it seeks to ‘rediscover the planet’

The VERITAS and DAVINCI+ will aim to understand how and why Venus became supremely hot, even when it shares so many characteristics to Earth.

Scientists create the world’s fastest camera that can record UV-range photons in real time

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week.

In Venus’ clouds, scientists find gas that suggests life, but say it’s hint, not evidence

The researchers behind the finding, from US, UK and Japan, claim to have detected the gas phosphine in Venus atmosphere. The study has been published in Nature Astronomy.

On Camera

A vicious pest is teaching Americans a lesson on why global cooperation matters

The screwworm has breached the biological wall established in Panama over decades. The pest is relentlessly marching northwards—helped by Trump’s flailing foreign policy.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.