Venus Isn’t Habitable Today, and It May All Be Jupiter’s Fault

Rohan

"Instead of being a sweltering and waterless rocky world, Venus could very well have been a habitable planet had Jupiter not altered its orbit around the Sun a billion years ago, a new study has found. In early September 2020, potential indicators of life were discovered on Venus, when scientists detected the presence of phosphine on its clouds. However, as of now, Earth’s sister planet remains a world that is not conducive to life as we know it, and the biggest planet in our solar system might be the one to blame for this shortcoming. Jupiter, which is two-and-a-half times more massive than all the other planets in our solar system combined, and voluminous enough to fit 1,321 Earths inside it, possesses the ability to disturb other planets’ orbits around the Sun." Source: https://weather.com/en-IN/india/space/news/2020-10-01-venus-not-habitable-today-and-it-may-be-jupiter-fault-says-study .

magicalmelancholy

Ooooh, interesting development!

Judgement

Jupiter’s mass is stunning...

negatibuhige

Jupiter is honoring its namesake. Zeus loooooved messing up others' lives lel. Jokes aside. Jupiter's strength really is massive. The cyclones/tornadoes on its surface have been raging for centuries!! This article is a good read, btw. Thanks for sharing. I have one question: "At present, Venus’ orbit is at 0.006, which is the most circular of any planet in our solar system. However, the model indicated that a billion years ago, when Jupiter migrated towards the Sun, Venus most likely had an eccentricity of 0.3. This would have made its orbit elliptical—similar to that of the Earth’s—thereby increasing the likelihood of Venus being a habitable world." - does an elliptical orbit increase habitability? What's the connection?