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Venus: the twin of the Earth?

Mars, Earth and Venus are immersed in a flow of plasma, an ionised and highly variable gas originating from the Sun, called the solar wind (c) ESA (animation by C. Carreau)

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Venus: the twin of the Earth?
— 2 December 2007 21:47 GMT | Astronomy

ESA's Venus Express has revealed Venus as never before. For the first time, scientists are able to investigate from the top of its atmosphere, down nearly to the surface. They have shown it to be a planet of surprises that may once have been more Earth-like, and still is, to a certain extent…