Venus, the second planet from the Sun, has long fascinated scientists and storytellers alike. Once imagined as a lush, ...

By serendipity, scientists have photographed Venus’ surface from space for the first time. Though the planet’s rocky body is concealed beneath a thick veil of clouds, telescopes aboard NASA ...

NASA has confirmed that its Parker Solar Probe managed to capture the first visible light images of Venus' surface from space after the spacecraft flew past the planet in 2020 and 2021.

Only four spacecraft have ever returned images from the surface of Venus, and the last such photo was taken in 1982. VERITAS Meanwhile, the VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, ...

The first Venus selfie image, taken on Tuesday at 9:57 a.m. EDT (13:57 pm GMT) when BepiColombo was at a distance of 977 miles (1,573 km) from the surface of Venus, was captured with one of the ...

Windblown features on (from top left, clockwise) Earth, Mars, Titan, Venus, Pluto and Triton have been imaged by satellites. (Image credit: Nature Astronomy/Image adapted from Gunn and Jerolmack ...

Venus as seen from the International Space Station in 2015. Image: NASA/JAXA It’s hot. It’s toxic. It spins backwards and is covered in volcanoes. And we’re headed there soon. Three Venus ...

The surface of Venus is cracked and moves like ice floating on the ocean – likely due to tectonic activity. Here's what that tells us about the planet.

Volcanic activity may be common on Venus just as it is on Earth, scientist says Data from an old NASA spacecraft reveals a volcano erupted on the surface of Venus in 1991, a new study in Science says.

On the surface of Venus, LLISSE’s “long life” would mean an astounding 60 Earth days (or half a Venus solar day, Venus having an extremely slow rotation).

In the 1980s, four landers made it to the surface of Venus, but could only operate for two days due to crushing pressure. The pressure there is 93 bar, which is the same as being 900m below sea ...