Astronomers have unveiled the first X-ray image of Venus, one of Earth’s closest neighbors. The observations, taken by the Earth-orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory and released last week, may provide new information about the atmosphere of the cloud-covered planet.
Spacecraft captured this first X-ray image of Venus. Dennerl et al./MPE/NASA
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