Why We Didn t Know How Long a Venus Day Was

Researchers have finally determined how long a day on Venus is, give or take an episode of Brooklyn 99. The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: http://skl.sh/scishowspace04211 Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It s called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowSpace ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-021-01339-7 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2103.01504.pdf https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uoc--hli042921.php https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/nsfc-hwh042921.php https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/hubble-sees-a-nearby-very-young-exoplanet-finishing-up-a-growth-spurt Image Sources: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2524/newly-processed-views-of-venus-from-mariner-10/?category=planets_venus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dawn_in_the_Apollo_Valley.jpeg https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12802 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13640 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20308 https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1682/hubble-watches-how-a-giant-planet-grows/ https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1682/hubble-watches-how-a-giant-planet-grows/ https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12880