Scientists say Venus' water may have been sucked into space
Intense electric wind with the strength to overcome the planet's gravity stripped planet of its water, according to study
Venus is like Earth on fire. Although Venus is about as much as 10 times hotter, the planets are similar in size and gravity.
And billions of years ago, Venus might have had something else in common with Earth.
Scientists have reason to believe that this inferno of a planet was once home to bountiful Earth-like oceans. That's because the planet contains atmospheric deuterium, a form of hydrogen found in our own oceans.
But now the planet is bone-dry — it's atmosphere contains as much as 100,000 times less water than Earth's.
Scientists have found evidence that electric winds may have stripped Venus of all of its water. These new findings could change the way we approach space exploration in the future.
Where did all the water go?