Venus is often described as a hellscape. The surface temperature breaches the melting point of lead, and though its ...

New research is focusing on the sulfuric-acid clouds of Venus as a potential abode for life. The new Venus study calls for the start of a new branch of astrobiology and a new branch of organic ...

In this new article, twenty amino acids were exposed to the concentrations of sulfuric acid usually found on Venus, at 98% and 81%, with the rest being water. Of these, 11 were unchanged after 4 ...

This isn't as much of a problem on Venus, however. After all, the entire planet is covered with clouds. Bad news is, they're toxic. These clouds rain sulfuric acid that's so corrosive it would eat ...

However, now, a new study is further pushing the hypothesis that life on Venus could be possible. According to scientists at MIT, the sulfuric acid in the atmosphere could be neutralized by ammonia.

Turns out, Venus has some mysterious dark patches that ... Instead, they contain toxic sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid. Digging deeper, the scientists found what they were looking for in India.

The stationary gravity wave, as its called, hovers above the surface in the shape of a flattened "V", rippling through the sulfuric acid clouds of Venus that blow by at a chaotic and constant 220 mph.

Crucially for our visibility of Venus, it has permanent clouds of sulfuric acid that make it highly reflective and, therefore, bright enough to see in twilight. Venus has another oddity.

Clouds on Venus form from sulfuric acid. Earth's atmosphere is 77 percent nitrogen, 21 percent oxygen, and 1 percent argon, with variable amounts of water vapor, and trace amounts of other gases.

Venus’ thick atmosphere with carbon dioxide and droplets of sulfuric acid surrounding it make it seem possible for any kind of life to form on the planet. “There are very acidic environments ...