Venus's atmosphere is comprised of 96.5 percent carbon dioxide and 3.5 percent nitrogen, along with trace amounts of other gases like oxygen and sulfur dioxide.

Mars has a cold, desert-like climate with a thin atmosphere that supports extreme temperature variations, from highs of 68 °F ...

In an unexpected twist, two Earth-based weather satellites, Himawari-8 and Himawari-9, have provided invaluable data on Venus ...

"We believe that continuing such activities will further expand our horizon in the field of planetary science." ...

On July 22, 1972, a spacecraft landed on Venus! The Soviet space probe Venera 8 was the second spacecraft to successfully ...

According to the researchers, however, Venus's atmosphere is simply too dry: It doesn't contain enough water for there have been oceans that slowly evaporated as the planet warmed.

The dark streaks in Venus' atmosphere — a potential sign of life, according to some researchers — can be explained by Iron-bearing sulfate minerals.

Due to the abundance of nitrogen and carbon dioxide present in Venus’ atmosphere, the team believes that Venus must have had plate tectonics about 4.5 billion to 3.5 billion years ago after the ...

Earth's planetary neighbor Venus offers quite a different story. Its thick and noxious atmosphere is dominated by carbon dioxide - 96.5% - with lesser amounts of nitrogen and trace gases.

Venus has a thick atmosphere that traps heat, making it the hottest planet in the solar system, and the surface includes volcanoes and deformed mountains.

Citations C.H. Blaske et al. Meteors may masquerade as lightning in the atmosphere of Venus. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. Vol. 128, September 2023. doi: 10.1029/2023JE007914.

Venus Express observations clearly show that the cells are much smaller, about 20-30 km. At this size, the cells are probably confined to the mid-atmosphere, leaving a stable atmospheric layer below.