New research led by the Takeshi Horinouchi of Hokkaido University has revealed that the super-rotation of Venus' atmosphere is maintained near the equator by atmospheric tidal waves that have formed ...

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Venus, with its fiery surface and rapid atmospheric rotation, has always been a subject of fascination for scientists. Recent discoveries reveal that its extreme winds might be even more dramatic and ...

Images from the Akatsuki spacecraft unveil what keeps Venus’s atmosphere rotating much faster than the planet itself. An international research team led by Takeshi Horinouchi of Hokkaido University ...

An international research team led by Takeshi Horinouchi of Hokkaido University has been investigating Venus and what drives the planet's atmosphere to rotate faster than the planet itself. The team ...

An international team of scientists led by Takeshi Horinouchi of Hokkaido University suggests that an atmospheric equivalent of tidal waves may be responsible for the super-rotation of the atmosphere ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As bizarre as Venus appears today --- a hellish ...