Venus from Open Space Tapestry tapestry It is likely that Thackeray’s

It is likely that Thackeray’s globules will be destroyed before they can collapse and form new stars

Day: About 243 Earth days

Credit: ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM

spent 83 days of a planned seven-day mission exploring the Martian terrain

This wide-field view of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42)

Venus from Open Space Tapestry tapestry It is likely that Thackeray’sVenus is a dim world of intense heat and volcanic activity. Similar in structure and size to Earth, Venus' thick, toxic atmosphere traps heat in a runaway 'greenhouse effect.' The scorched world has temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Glimpses below the clouds reveal volcanoes and deformed mountains. Venus spins slowly in the opposite direction of most planets. Distance from the sun: About 67 million miles, about 3 4 as far as the Earth is from the