Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft was never supposed to survive. After a failed Venus orbit insertion in 2010, it drifted through ...

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

Venus is a scorching dead world where humans cannot survive for even a moment, but it may also be one of the most promising terraforming targets we know of. If we can cool it down and tame its ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

The takeaway: Little is understood about the geology of Venus, and recent findings suggest that the planet's subsurface processes may not follow the same patterns observed elsewhere. Future missions ...

This rare alignment unfolds low in the western sky during twilight, 30-45 minutes after sunset, where the brilliant white glow of Venus meets the subtler orange-white shimmer of Mercury.