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  "path": "/2026/05/08/no-one-knows-why-dark-side-of-venus-has-a-faint-glow.html",
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  "textContent": "On January 9, 1643, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli pointed his telescope at Venus and noticed a faint glow on the planet's unlit side. Riccioli figured it was an artifact of his glass — the same trick that makes a prism throw rainbows. — Read the rest \n\nThe post No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "No one knows why dark side of Venus has a faint glow"
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