Venus once had a climate similar to Earth's, with oceans and possibly life. A runaway greenhouse effect, likely caused by massive volcanism, drastically changed Venus's climate. Evidence of ancient ...

Venus, long called Earth's 'evil twin' for its toxic clouds and crushing heat, is drawing fresh global attention. After ...

Beneath Venus's thick, cloudy atmosphere lies a unique feature: lots and lots of massive "pancakes." Dubbed pancake domes by the scientists who study them, these mysterious pieces of Venusian ...

Venus just lost its last active spacecraft, but more might be coming in a few years. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration ...

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. The ...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus in the 1970s is expected to soon plunge uncontrolled back to Earth. It’s too early to know where the half-ton mass of metal might ...

For the past two decades, NASA has focused on identifying 90% of near-Earth objects that could pose a threat to our planet. The space agency has made steady progress in detecting dangerous asteroids ...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) organised a National Science meet on the proposed maiden Venus Orbiter Mission, scheduled for 2028.