Venus from Open Space PopGrip canvas known as NGC 3293

known as NGC 3293

Wind and radiation from Alnitak blasts away electrons from the gas in the Flame nebula

and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

seen here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

5 (or SNR 0509 for short)

Venus from Open Space PopGrip canvas known as NGC 3293Venus 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