The Parker Solar Probe mission, intended to study the sun, has revealed more about what lies beneath the thick atmosphere of Venus.
As Parker approached Venus in February 2021, it was able to capture the red thermal glow exuded by Venus created by heat coming from the planet's surface.NASA's Parker Solar Probe becomes first spacecraft to 'touch' the sun"The surface of Venus, even on the nightside, is about 860 degrees," said lead study author Brian Wood, a physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory, in a statement.
"Parker Solar Probe detects a radio signal from Venus' atmosphereVenus is often called Earth's twin due to a similarity in size and structure between the two planets. Images like the ones captured by Parker can help scientists determine why one planet has temperatures hot enough to melt lead, and the other became a haven for life.
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