A Simple Chemical Reaction May Have Wiped Out Venus's Once Watery Clouds
A recent study suggests that weird chemistry in Venus's upper atmosphere may explain why the once-steamy planet has so little water today.
Why Venus May Be Our Best Bet For Finding Life In the Solar System
Venus and Earth once looked a lot alike. Could our planet’s forgotten early twin also contain life?
Did scientists just find evidence of life on Venus?
Maybe ... but also, maybe not.
Is Venus a better candidate for human settlement than Mars?
Earth could have been a scorching, Venus-like world save for this one thing
New views of Venus and more: Understand the world through 9 images
7 mysteries about Venus that 3 new missions could solve
How did this scorching planet evolve to be so different than its sister, Earth?
The clouds of Venus may be habitable — a crewed flyby could confirm the theory
What we know about Venus so far has been gathered from several past probes.
Is Venus habitable? A new study fuels ongoing debate
Scientists are debating whether or not Venus may have life hidden in its clouds.
Venus May Have a Bizarro Version of a Vital Earth Phenomenon
The internal mechanisms that drive Earth’s geologic processes differ from its neighbor.
You need to see the brightest planet at its most luminous this month
Venus will shine extra bright at its greatest elongation.
Does Venus have alien biosignatures? Why the biggest debate in astronomy burns so hot
A new study confirms the detection of phosphine in Venus' atmosphere, but does it hold clues to the planet's habitability? Scientists are torn over this question.
NASA is going back to Venus after 30 years for an apocalyptic reason
Two missions will study the hellish planet to piece together its climate past, look for volcanoes, and see if it was ever habitable.
A NASA Craft May Have Captured a Volcanic Event on the Solar System's Most Hellish World
The results are ... explosive.
Venus: How Rocket Lab's human-rated rocket could transform planet research
Rocket Lab is building its largest rocket ever, and its CEO has big plans to get to our sister planet gone awry.
In 10 Years, a Rare Alignment Could Allow a Human Mission to Venus and Mars
In the coming decade, NASA and China plan to send the first crewed missions (astronauts and taikonauts) to Mars.
New Study Shows Venus Likely Didn't Have Ancient Oceans for Long
This could rethink our view of the world as once-habitable.
Stunning new video reveals Solar Orbiter's view of Earth, Mars, and Venus
On its journey to the sun, the spacecraft has captured brilliant footage.
Space dust from Venus could help clean Earth’s air
Opinion: A new synthetic material could improve air quality.
Life on Venus: Rocket Lab CEO shares why we need to go "soon"
"Venus is a pretty good Earth analog for runaway climate change."
Behold! NASA captures groundbreaking images of Venus’ surface
A rare glimpse.
An Old Technology Could Reveal New Insights About Venus’ Core
Turns out, seismometers on balloons could do the trick.
A 238-year-old invention could help us survive Venus' hellish atmosphere
According to multiple lines of evidence, Venus was once a much different planet than it is today.
Gas in Venus's atmosphere "very encouraging for the hypothesis of life"
There's something strange happening in the atmosphere of this hellish world.
Bizarre Space Experiment Reveals What Bach Sounds Like When Played on Venus and Mars
Sound could illuminate the final frontier.
Astronomers discover a giant cloud that has been looming over Venus for 35 years
The atmospheric phenomenon has never been seen anywhere else in the Solar System.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just detected something fascinating just above Venus
The accidental brush with Venus' upper atmosphere was the first direct measurement in nearly 30 years — and could unravel why it’s so different from Earth.
This Common Gas Transformed Venus From Habitable To Hellish
For the first time, astronomers have used a 3D climate model to simulate a cool, Earth-like water world transforming into a Venus-like hothouse.
Astronomers May Have Just Solved An Enduring Venus Mystery
The origins of its intense volcanism may finally be answered.
Look: See Mars and Venus on the Summer Solstice
Usually the Summer Solstice is all about Earth and the Sun, but Mars, Venus, and the Moon are getting in on the action this year.
