On this date in 1969, the Soviet Union launched the first of two twin probes to study Venus.
On this date, Jan. 6, 1969, the Soviet Union launched the Venera 5 spacecraft, which was part of an ongoing mission to ...
Scientists have poured cold water on the idea that Venus could once have supported life. The disappointing revelation emerged from the fact it appears water oceans could never have existed on the ...
A close conjunction of Venus and the crescent moon were seen across the world this weekend. Here are the best images of one ...
The findings offer no support for a previous hypothesis that Venus may have a reservoir of water beneath its surface, a vestige of a lost ocean. Volcanism, by injecting gases into a planet’s ...
Read The surface of Venus is an inferno with temperatures hot enough to melt lead. This image is a composite of data from ...
Step outside tonight and cast your eyes to the sky - and you should be treated to the sight of the planet Venus shining ...
Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71 per cent of its surface. Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is sometimes called Earth’s twin based on their similar size and rocky ...
DAVINCI's probe will be the first in the 21st century to brave Venus's atmosphere as it descends from above the planet's clouds down to its surface. Two other missions, NASA's VERITAS and ESA's ...
Onlookers marvelled at the stunning Crescent Moon next to Venus in the North East sky just after sunset on January 3.