Why We Didn't Know How Long a Venus Day Was

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Researchers have finally determined how long a day on Venus is, give or take an episode of Brooklyn 99.

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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