On the evenings of Jan. 17 and 18, the planets will appear virtually side by side, in what's called a “planetary conjunction.” ...
Can exoplanets have metal-rich atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to address as a team of intern | Space ...
Space agencies around the world are setting their sights on new frontiers, with plans to explore Venus and other distant ...
As an inner planet to Earth, Venus can never be seen moving across the entire night sky, as the outer planets do. In fact, from Earth, Venus appears to have an eight-year cycle in which it ...
On this date, Jan. 6, 1969, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 5 spacecraft, which was part of an ongoing mission to explore Earth’s sister planet, Venus. Venera 5 successfully entered Venus’ ...
Both Venus and Saturn will be in the Aquarius constellation, the water bearer, during their close approach. To help spot it, ...