Venus-like exoplanets may outnumber Earths, researchers claim

Preliminary modelling presented at the EGU General Assembly suggests Venus-like, CO₂-dominated atmospheres on rocky exoplanets could be about twice as common as Earth-like worlds with oceans, though the results are not yet peer-reviewed and observational confirmation is lacking. Venus is the nearest planetary reference point, but it remains underexplored due to data gaps and shifting science priorities; confirming exoplanet Venus-like atmospheres will require future missions and more capable telescopes, with biases toward short-period planets complicating detection.