China aspires to capture a sample of Venus' atmosphere. A first that provokes as much astonishment as curiosity among ...

In 2020 researchers publishing in the journal Nature Astronomy revealed that the atmosphere of Venus appeared to contain ...

On November 24, 1639 (according to the calendar in use then), the transit of Venus was recorded for the first time by English ...

Today, we know of more than 5,000 exoplanets: planets outside our solar system that orbit other stars. While the effort to ...

NASA Deep Atmosphere of Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging” (DAVINCI) will launch to Venus in 2029 ...

Researchers have presented new evidence for the presence of two gases that are closely related to life on Earth in the atmosphere of Venus. As The Guardian reports, scientists at a national ...

"We spoke about this at some length last year; we know Venus's atmosphere is extremely desiccated but what we don't know is how well mixed it is. "A colleague, Paul Rimmer, has a paper just out ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Maat Mons is displayed in this three-dimensional perspective view of ...

Rakesh Mogul: “Something in the atmosphere is perpetually in the clouds.” Ultimately, solving this mystery will require a trip to Venus. Right now, NASA has its sights set on more distant ...

Venus is not at the top of the list when thinking of life elsewhere in our Solar System. Compared to Earth, it's a hellhole. With 96% of the atmosphere made up of carbon dioxide, it has ...

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 ...