Why is Venus So Hot? We Asked a NASA Scientist?

Venus is super hot because it has a thick blanket around it that traps heat, like a cozy blanket on a cold night, but for Venus, it's way too warm!

Imagine you're wearing a heavy coat, and someone throws a big, fluffy blanket over you. You’d feel really hot, right? That’s what happens to Venus. It has a lot of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere, like a thick, invisible coat that keeps the heat from escaping.

The Sun shines on Venus just like it does on Earth. But instead of letting most of the heat go back into space, Venus's thick atmosphere holds onto it. It’s like having a big, warm oven always turned on, and Venus is inside it!

So even though Venus isn’t that far from the Sun, its thick blanket makes it way hotter than Earth. In fact, it’s hot enough to melt lead!