This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

Numerical modeling suggests structurally stable lava tubes may exist beneath Venus, guiding future radar, imaging, and geophysical searches by upcoming planetary missions.

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.

California stargazers can observe a parade of six planets in the night sky throughout February, but the best time to see the ...

For decades, scientists debated whether Venus once had oceans and Earth-like conditions—but new research suggests that hope may be dead. Instead of becoming uninhabitable later, Venus may have been ...

The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if Earth had a deadly atmosphere like Venus, revealing extreme heat, ...

Japan has quietly closed the book on Akatsuki, a spacecraft that spent more time around Venus than anyone first expected. The ...

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...

Scientists trekked across Icelandic lava flows that served as stand-ins for Venus’s volcanic landscapes, testing tools and ...

Much like Earth, Venus has an ozone layer high in its atmosphere, according to new data received by the European Space Agency. The ozone was detected by instruments on the agency’s Venus Express ...

Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those ...