Rocket Lab and MIT are poised to send the first private mission to Venus, to search for signs of life
At only 2% the cost of NASA's Venus missions, this trip will be quite a bargain.
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Venus’ clouds may be habitable to acid-neutralizing lifeforms
Could we find microbial life on Venus after all?
Venus is a no-lifer — and probably always was
Ancient aliens may have not found Venus that appealing.
Study dismisses possibility of life in the clouds of Venus
Don't worry, there could still be life in the clouds of other planets
Two new NASA missions earmarked for ‘lost habitable’ planet Venus
We haven't been there in a while.
Parker Solar Probe reveals dazzling image of Venus
During a flyby, the NASA spacecraft surprised scientists with an image of the Venusian surface.
Phosphine on Venus? It’s probably just sulfur dioxide
Life on Venus is as unlikely as ever.
Venus may still be volcanically active
"If Venus is indeed active today, it would make a great place to visit," said researchers,
Astronomers stunned by hellish world where it rains rocks on oceans of molten lava
Scientists hope to verify their observations with the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope in 2021.
Venus might be a hellscape today because of Jupiter
The bigger they are the… harder they mess up Venus, I guess.
Scientists confirm Venus is still volcanically active
This suggests that the planet's interior is still churning away.
The hottest planet in the solar system — and why it’s probably not what you think
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the hottest of them all?
Venus might still be volcanically active, according to its infrared emissions
Earth's sister planet might also enjoy a bit of volcanism.
Mercury is the planet closest to Earth — contrary to popular belief
There's also a whirly-dirly corollary associated with this new method.
After exploring Venus’ dark side, scientists find unexpected weather
Strange things happen in the dark.
Conditions on early-Venus might have allowed for an ocean of liquid water
Well, they don't anymore.
Venus does tectonics without any plates — and it’s possible young Earth did it too
Goddesses... always have to stand out, don't they?
NASA creates computers that can survive on Venus, 30 years after the last landings
They'll have to face boiling acids and extreme pressures.
Mayans may have been better at math and astronomy than we thought
Anthropologists have shown that Mayan tablets of math and astronomy have been greatly underestimated.
Venus could once have been a very welcoming planet, NASA study found
Now? Not so much.
Strong ‘electric wind’ can strip entire planets of oceans and atmosphere
This is some scary stuff.
Stargazers delight: Jupiter and Venus get up close and personal
Last night, Jupiter and Venus nearly converged on the night sky, being so close that you actually don't need ...
Here’s how Venus would look like without its thick clouds
Using high sensitivity radar telescopes, astronomers have managed to take a glimpse at the surface of Venus, piercing through its ...
NASA wants to explore Venus in a manned airship, then set up permanent cloud cities
As far as manned spaceflight is concerned, all attention seems to be directed toward Mars, which makes sense after all ...
Mercury iron might be the result of cosmic collision
The Earth contains a lot of iron, but it is not alone in the solar system in that aspect. Venus, ...
Cassini Spies Bright Venus From Saturn Orbit
This is a true-color picture of Saturn and Venus. The bright arc is the limb of Saturn. A portion of ...
Ice cold layer discovered in the atmosphere of the hottest planet
In a surprising find, scientists have discovered a cold layer sandwiched between two hot ones in Venus atmosphere, the hottest planet in ...
Venus at its brightest this week, while Venus transit marks once in a life time opportunity next month
Summer is set to kick-off with a series of beautiful Venus related events, from an astronomical point of view at ...
Venus and Jupiter cuddle in the night sky
It's really not too late to catch the spectacular show offered by Venus and Jupiter; on Monday and Tuesday evening, ...
The world spinning with the stars [VIDEO]
Capture from video. Here's another amazing time-lapse video we'd like to recommend for your selected viewing. Shot by photographer Brad ...
Ozone layer found on Venus
ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has found an ozone layer high in the atmosphere of Venus, similar to that surrounding Earth and ...
Bare-breasted Venus picture gets graffiti bra
The whole city of Minneapolis knew about the Titian exhibition that was about to take place; even if they weren't ...
Venus sulphur atmosphere holds warning for Earth
Despite the obvious differences, Venus has a lot in common with our Mother Earth, and we can learn a lot ...
Earth-like Lightning On Venus, European Space Probe Confirms
In some ways Venus could be consider to be the twin sister of our planet but in other ways it ...
