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.

Venus is a planet so similar to Earth in size and composition. It has often been referred to as Earth’s sister planet. It has also often been the subject of conjecture.

What scientists can lean from discovery of potential life on Venus 04:03. Radar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on the planet.

Since Venus is covered in clouds, astronomers had no idea what the planet looked like until about 30 years ago. In 1990 NASA’s unmanned Magellan spacecraft became the first mission to orbit the ...

In contrast, Venus is a toasty world, with surface temperatures that can hit 870 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, volcanoes and other surface features on the planet clearly exhibit signs of melting.

Outer shell of Venus may be resurfacing the planet, NASA says NASA scientists used data from the agency's Magellan mission. By Julia Musto Fox News. Published February 24, 2023 11:42am EST.

NASA’s DAVINCI mission to Venus is scheduled for launch in 2029. A new paper details this upcoming journey, a daring mission that could shed new light on the scorching hot planet’s mysterious ...

A strange, gargantuan wall of acid-filled clouds on our neighboring planet Venus has been spotted by a hobbyist astronomer. This structure, known as the Venus Cloud Discontinuity, is around 5,000 ...

There's a new chapter in the Venus phosphine debate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Venus phosphine saga continues. In ...

There is indirect supporting evidence: Volcanic gases linger in Venus’s skies, and the way that parts of the planet glow suggests they were painted over by lava in the recent geologic past ...