the last pair of Venus transits took place in 1881 and 1889. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! How can I watch the transit? As Venus passes ...

The last pair occurred in 1881 and 1889, and the next pair will occur ... There are only two safe ways to observe the transit of Venus Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. Look up. A Soviet space probe that has been trying to get to Venus for the past 53 years is about to give up and plummet back to Earth any day now. There’s no ...

This was the U.S. space-probe Mariner II. For more than four months it had drifted away from the earth, coasting down a long ellipse toward the orbit of Venus. Its radio voice grew faint as the ...

In Space 1889 mankind has discovered how to travel the mysterious ether and conquered the jungle planet of Venus and the dwindling empire of the Martians In this world the young adventurer Will ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Although the two vehicles seemed to be engaged in a space race, their launch dates were determined not by competitiveness but by the fact that Venus will be only 49 million miles from earth in ...