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Did Venus ever have oceans to support life, or was it 'born hot'?
- Venus could never have supported life due to the fact water oceans could never have existed on the surface of the planet, scientists have said.
- It transpires that despite being known as Earth's 'evil twin', Venus was always a hellish planet.
- The University of Cambridge scientists arrived at their conclusions by examining the chemical composition of the Venusian atmosphere.
- The findings could help astronomers select extrasolar planets most likely to be habitable.
- Venus has a surface temperature of 1000 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt lead.
- Despite these extreme conditions, scientists'discussed a theory that it is possible that Venus might have been habitable billions of years ago.
- The team countered previous theories about how Venus may have evolved over 4.6 billion years, and suggest that Venus was 'born hot'.
- NASA's DAVINCI mission is anticipated to launch in June 2029 with a two-year reach to Venus to gather vital data to determine if Venus was or is able to support life.
- The probe isn't expected to survive Venus’ hostile atmosphere.
- If Venus was habitable in the past, it raises the probability that exoplanets can be too, according to the squad. The James Webb Space Telescope, which operates by studying neighboring planets closely to their host star like Venus, would be most useful for this type of research.
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