The other mission, Kosmos-482, failed to leave Earth orbit. (Image credit: Hall of Venus/NPO Lavochkin) Venera 8 artwork shows the landing capsule on the cloud-veiled world on July 22, 1972.

"We should put all possibilities on the table that it's a rock, a comet, or something else until we get the evidence, the ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. The moment of conjunction will happen at around 9 p.m. EDT, but don't plan on seeing the linkup.

Composite image displaying the size of Venus from Earth. (Credit: 2025 Nishiyama et al. CC-BY-ND) In the end, the researchers found that past observations of temperature changes conducted from the ...

While Venus passes between the Earth and Sun every 19.5 months, it's only about every eight or so years that the planet becomes visible both after sunset and before sunrise, according to the ...

An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. Such an alignment happens about every 19 months because of how Venus and Earth orbit the sun.

The recent fall to Earth of a failed Soviet Venus probe from the 1970s has become a detective story of sorts. Different computer models were used to predict the reentry.

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. “The glare from the sun makes it really, really difficult to see,” said Michelle Nichols ...