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Speculation on life on Venus in lede

The last paragraph in the lede beginning "Since 1963, claims have been..." speculates on life in the clouds of Venus. As interesting as this is, it seems too speculative for the lede. It's already in the Life on Venus article, why not leave it there until it becomes more than speculation? Sanpitch (talk) 00:25, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done -I agree. Undue weight to this speculation, especially in the introduction. Rowan Forest (talk) 03:01, 10 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Terraforming of Venus

Please add a section that briefly describes terraforming the planet Venus. As well as linking to the full page wikipage referenced as Terraforming of Venus. Thank you. 71.9.12.168 (talk) 10:41, 9 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology

provide etymology

Clarification in order?

The introduction states that “Venus ... never appears to venture far from the Sun, setting in the west just after dusk and rising in the east a bit before dawn.”

As observed from Earth, Venus seems to slowly change its position in the sky in such a way that it either sets in the west just after dusk, or rises in the east just before dawn. It does not set in the west after the Sun and then rises before the Sun the next morning, as the current introduction seems to suggest.

I would suggest to (at least) change “and” to “or”.

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