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The Last Spacecraft Orbiting Venus Has Officially Died

Earth’s lone connection to Venus is over. After losing contact a year ago, The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ...
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Researchers find strange structures on Venus

Researchers have recently focused on intriguing geological formations on Venus, including peculiar structures on its surface ...
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Venus loses its last active spacecraft, as Japan declares Akatsuki orbiter dead

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA) declared its Akatsuki spacecraft dead on Tuesday (Oct. 28), more than a ...

Earth’s new Quasi-Moon might be a Russian satellite; Why this Harvard astrophysicist thinks so and what is its Venus connection

Professor Avi Loeb suggests Earth's new quasi-moon, 2025 PN7, might be a relic of the 1960s Soviet space race. His research ...
Space.com

Venus May Be Earth's Hellish Twin

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Venusis more Earth-like than previously thought—including lightning where theoryheld that none ...
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Venus and Earth used to look like ‘twin’ planets. What happened?

The Science of Siblings is a series exploring the ways our siblings can influence us, from our money and our mental health all the way down to our very molecules. We’ll be sharing these stories over ...
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Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life)

Our view of Venus has evolved from a dinosaur-rich swamp world to a planet where life may hide in the clouds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
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Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t try to look for it

This image provided by NASA/Firefly Aerospace, Tuesday, March 18, 2025, shows the sun setting on the moon, with Earth and Venus in the distance. (NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Venus ...

Earth on high alert: Solar storm that devastated Venus could hit us next

A powerful solar storm recently struck Venus, stripping its atmosphere due to the lack of a magnetic field. While Earth was ...
Futurism

Life May Have Hopped From Earth to Venus on Asteroid, Scientists Say

The discovery of phosphine gas, a potential biomarker, in the atmosphere of Venus made a big splash earlier this month, suggesting that life could survive in the Earth-like conditions inside Venus’s ...
Forbes

Did Venus Have Oceans? Earth-Like Past Revealed As 'Hot Planet' This Week Becomes An 'Evening Star'

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This article is more than 6 years old. The northern ...
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Earth and Venus grew up as rambunctious planets

Using machine learning and simulations of giant impacts, researchers found that the planets residing in the inner solar system were likely born from repeated hit-and-run collisions, challenging ...