New Research Confirms Venus Never Hosted Oceans or Life

A new study by the University of Cambridge suggests that Venus has never had liquid water, dashing hopes of finding Earth-like life on the planet. Researchers found that Venusian volcanic eruptions contain only six percent water by volume, indicating a dry history. This challenges the idea of Venus being within the sun's habitable zone. However, the possibility of unconventional life forms existing in Venus's acidic clouds remains open. Future missions by NASA and China aim to further explore Venus's atmospheric composition to resolve these questions.