Further, those images weren’t even taken by a NASA spacecraft, as NASA has yet to land a spacecraft on the planet’s surface. Instead, the only photos of Venus’ surface we have to look at ...

These might not be the most glamorous images of Venus, but they represent a historic achievement. The Soviet Union was — and remains — the only nation ever to try landing on the planet's surface.

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images taken of the surface of Venus by the NASA Magellan spacecraft, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth ...

However, we only have a handful of photos from the surface of Venus, and no new ones in over 40 years. This is not just a question of laziness from space agencies – Venus is not an easy planet ...

A black-and-white version of the Venera-13 panorama photos of Venus' surface that were later extensively processed. The lander touched down on March 1, 1982.

The outlook is promising for future long-term monitoring of planets across multiple wavelengths. Infrared imaging data from ...

Volcanic activity may be common on Venus just as it is on Earth, scientist says Data from an old NASA spacecraft reveals a volcano erupted on the surface of Venus in 1991, a new study in Science says.

What scientists can lean from discovery of potential life on Venus 04:03. Radar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on the planet.

NASA's Magellan spacecraft collected images of the planet's surface between 1990 and 1992, and researchers recently searched that data to study the possible activity of the volcanoes in the terrain.

NASA, "Venus Venera 13 Black and White Surface Photos Panorama," accessed May 7, 2024 Space.com, " Venera 13 and the Mission to Reach Venus ," March 25, 2019 Space.com, " Old Soviet Images of ...

This computer-generated 3D model of Venus' surface shows the summit of Maat Mons. A new study found one of the volcano's vents became bigger and changed during 1991.