Currently, Venus’ surface is the definition of inhospitable to life as we know it: the temperature is hot enough to melt lead, its air pressure is almost 100 times that of Earth and its toxic ...

Venus's reputation as a cautionary tale of an Earth Gone Bad may have been somewhat exaggerated. We've thought that, before ...

The geology and surface processes of Venus have long intrigued scientists due to the planet's extreme conditions and unique geological features. Venus is characterized by a thick atmosphere ...

The DAVINCI+ and VERITAS missions aim to respectively characterize Venus’ atmosphere and map its surface in unprecedented detail. This should provide us information about possible tectonic ...

NISAR, an upcoming Earth satellite mission by NASA and ISRO, promises to revolutionize how we monitor Earth's surface. Using ...

Scientists now think there could be microscopic life floating in the clouds of Venus. Their theory is surprising, considering how inhospitable the surface of Venus is. But in the clouds ...

But the researchers used advanced computer simulations — which created 3D spherical models of geologic activity on Venus— of how the hot rock convecting beneath the surface, called the mantle ...

But what about Venus, one of Earth’s closest neighbors, or planets and moons even farther away? Scientists and space agencies ...

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.

The then-Soviet Union also took an interest in Venus, and beginning in the 1960s sent several probes to the planet. Its Venera 13 probe made history when it landed on the surface of Venus in 1982.