VENUS

New laboratory experiments suggest that key biological compounds can form in clouds as acidic as Venus's, challenging the long-held assumption that the planet's sulfuric acid atmosphere is too hostile for complex chemistry. The findings, reported by Gizmodo, renew debate over whether Venus's clouds could be more hospitable than believed, and energize discussion about future missions and the search for life there.

Researchers have developed a Venus flytrap-inspired material that works like a robotic hand: it senses nearby objects and automatically grasps them when stimulated by light. The soft, light-responsive design could open new possibilities in soft robotics and automated handling, and the unusual bio-inspired approach is drawing attention across science and technology news.

Scientists suggest Venus may once have had a moon that was destroyed by the planet itself. Researchers say Venus's strong gravity, combined with its unusually slow rotation, would have caused the moon's orbit to destabilise and collapse onto the planet. The finding could help explain why Venus has no moon today and why it spins backwards compared with most planets.

Venus is drawing nearer to Earth, with the distance between the two planets falling to roughly 53.3 million kilometres as of September 29, a decrease of about 6.5 million kilometres in a week. Light from Venus now takes just under three minutes to reach us, while its orbital speed ticks up slightly as it swings along its faster inner orbit.

Japanese musician Ryujin Kiyoshi is being associated online with 'VENUS' and 'RAISAN', tagged under entertainment content in Japanese. The connection has drawn attention from fans discussing the artist's latest activity, though no details about the nature of the project or announcement are given.