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.

Radar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on the planet. Scientists from Italy's International Research School of Planetary Sciences wrote ...

The squishy outer shell of Venus may be resurfacing the planet, according to researchers. Using three-decade-old data from NASA's Magellan mission, agency scientists examined how Venus cools ...

Using the Venus Express orbiter's spectrograph to penetrate the planet's thick, poisonous clouds, scientists studied found some surface features were 10 miles from where they should be.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which launched Aug. 12 to collect data on the sun, will swing by Venus on the way. Some scientists say the "morning star" has been neglected.

Venus, often called Earth’s twin, is a hellscape of a planet ruled by surface temperatures ranging from 820 degrees to nearly 900 degrees Fahrenheit. Despite being hot enough to melt lead, a new ...

The planet Venus has completed a very rare passage across the face of the Sun - an event not witnessed since 1882. The so-called transit of Venus began at about 0620 BST (0520 GMT) with the planet's ...