For nearly a decade, Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft circled Venus, offering scientists rare glimpses into the planet’s turbulent ...

After a year of attempting contact, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Tuesday that its Akatsuki ...

Radar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on the planet. Scientists from Italy's International Research School of Planetary Sciences wrote in an ...

A strange, gargantuan wall of acid-filled clouds on our neighboring planet Venus has been spotted by a hobbyist astronomer. This structure, known as the Venus Cloud Discontinuity, is around 5,000 ...

The squishy outer shell of Venus may be resurfacing the planet, according to researchers. Using three-decade-old data from NASA's Magellan mission, agency scientists examined how Venus cools, finding ...

The co-founder of OceanGate—the expedition company involved in the recent Titanic wreck submersible disaster—is now setting his sights on something even more ambitious than the bottom of the Atlantic: ...

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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Looking through a telescope or binoculars can help you see Venus in its crescent phase on Valentine's Day—but the planet is visible to the naked eye. NASA For a romantic moment on Valentine’s Day, ...

Planet to cross sun's face Tuesday. Watch, but protect your eyes. June 1, 2012 — -- Watch with care. Tuesday afternoon, U.S. time, we earthlings will be treated to the rare spectacle of a transit ...

This transit will bless most of you with emotional balance, elegance in communication, and stronger connections in ...