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Venus, the second planet from the Sun, has a thick, opaque atmosphere, preventing optical-based telescopes and orbiting space ...

It presents evidence that the planet’s magnetic field covered only its southern half. The resulting lopsided magnetic field would match the imprint we see today, said the study’s lead author ...

The photo at left is an enhanced-color image of Neptune from the Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is combined ...