Japan’s Akatsuki mission officially ended in September 2025 after more than a decade of operations and a final year of ...

Offering incredibly high temperatures, crushing pressure, and a thick mix of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, the atmosphere on Venus is deadly to human beings, several times over – but China has ...

As space exploration continues to reveal new and fascinating insights into the planets of our solar system, the possibility of finding life beyond Earth remains a driving force in scientific research.

Venus is our toxic twin. Its chemical makeup, size and density are similar to our world’s, although its hellish temperatures can melt lead, and its atmosphere is rife with sulfuric acid. But it may be ...

On January 9, 1643, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Riccioli saw a weird glowing light on the night side of Venus. He named ...

More than fifty years ago, humanity captured its first close-up photo of its closest planetary neighbor: Venus. Mars, despite occupying the lion’s share of humanity’s attention, is actually millions ...

Planet Venus is one of the most fascinating places in the solar system, and the one most easily recognizable in the night sky. The true twin of planet Earth (no, it's not Mars), Venus has more things ...

A potentially destructive Soviet Venus lander that was lost in space for over half a century has reentered the Earth's atmosphere. Tracked by various space agencies and individuals, the capsule ...