When the balance in reflectivity shifts, “the whole circulation of the climate will shift in order to transport energy from ...

For decades, when people have imagined alien life, their minds have drifted to Mars or distant exoplanets far beyond our […] ...

A rare celestial event is underway. From now through Friday, the planet Venus will be visible in both the morning and evening skies above the Northern Hemisphere. This happens a few days before the ...

The dream of living on another planet has intrigued scientists, engineers, and explorers for a long time. Now, the dream is ...

Reanalysis of NASA's Pioneer Venus mission data reveals that Earth's twin contains 62% water in hydrated compounds.

This planet, named after the Roman goddess of beauty and love, holds a special place in our Solar System. Even though it is the second celestial body closest to the Sun, Venus stands out for being ...

Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth's inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of ...

Venus has long been called a dry, hellish planet veiled in clouds of liquid acid. But new study of old spacecraft data tells a different story—one that’s reshaping what scientists believed they knew ...

Temperatures of 460 degrees Celsius, sulphuric rain and high pressure are the norm on the planet Venus.

Exoplanet hunters Christopher Watson and Annelies Mortier explain the long search for a 'twin Earth' capable of sustaining ...

In new research published in Science, a team of astronomers report the detection of a surprising substance in a brown dwarf ...

When we think of all things desirable—love, romance, money, attraction, allure, luxury, possessions, and magnetism—we likely enter the territory of Venus. In astrology, this planet represents ...