The planet has an average temperature of 332 degrees Fahrenheit (167 degrees Celsius) The day side of the planet reaches temperatures of up to 801 F (427 degrees C). In contrast, the chilly night side can get as cold as minus 279 F (minus 173 C). These variations are relatively long-lived.
By Antonio Olivo March 10 Follow @aolivo. U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) kicked off her reelection bid Wednesday night amid questions over whether she should switch her support from struggling presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to front-runner Donald J. Trump.
By Sean Sullivan By Sean Sullivan May 11, 2016. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) speaks to reporters as he returns to Capitol Hill on May 10. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Barely a week after he suspended his campaign for president, Ted Cruz has set his sights on another campaign â for reelection to the U.S. Senate. The Texas Republican announced Wednesday that he has filed paperwork to run for a second Senate term in 2018.