Venus, the second planet from the Sun, has a thick, opaque atmosphere, preventing optical-based telescopes and orbiting space probes from observing its surface. This didn't prevent Earth's ...

Scientists may have finally cracked the recipe behind Venus' giant pancakes. Venus is famous for its "pancake domes" — steep-sided volcanoes that rise from the planet's surface like circular welts.

This is consistent with Venus having had a long-lasting dry surface and never having been habitable," Constantinou added. Venus is the second planet from the sun, and Earth the third.

Recent investigations indicate that Venus is not a static, dead planet but one where processes such as recent lava flows, mineralogical weathering, and surface-atmosphere interactions contribute ...

Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus’ surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA’s Magellan ...

Astronomers say the planet Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty — will shine its brightest in 2025 on Friday, Feb. 14.

Designed to land on the surface of Venus, Kosmos-482 may have remained intact during its plunge. It splashed down in the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, Roscosmos said.

Venus outshines all objects in our sky except for the sun and moon. It will shine at magnitude -4.9 on Feb. 14 and will set at 9:30 p.m., plenty of time to enjoy this heavenly object.

The transit of Venus of June 5-6, 2012 will offer the rare sight of Venus as a small dot marching slowly across the sun's face. How to watch, and how to protect your eyes.

On Saturday and Sunday, the Earth will have an inferior conjunction (closest approach) with Venus, the sixth-largest planet in our solar system and the second-closest to the sun.

This week, however, Venus, the brightest planet in our solar system, will have a rare dual visibility — visible in both the morning and evening skies in the northern hemisphere between March 18 ...