<ul><li>Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky after the Moon, with the nickname "Morning Star" or "Evening Star".</li><li>Venus has an extreme and unwelcoming environment, with a surface temperature of 475°C (900°F) and a thick atmosphere consisting mainly of carbon dioxide.</li><li>A day on Venus is longer than a year, with a rotation taking 243 Earth days and an orbit around the Sun taking 225 days.</li><li>Future missions aim to explore Venus further to understand its climate history and the possibility of past conditions suitable for life.</li></ul>

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