A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has advanced the ...

Researchers float a hypothesis about how microbial life could actually survive in the clouds above the toxic and overheated planet. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

Venus is packed with surprises and is one of the most fascinating planets in our solar system. Because of the similar size ...

NASA Deep Atmosphere of Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging” (DAVINCI) will launch to Venus in 2029 ...

Together, variations in the albedo, its distance from the Earth and sun, and its phases seen from Earth can all cause the brightness of Venus to swing from -4.92 to -2.98, according to a 2018 study.

It was one of those “big, if true” stories. In September, scientists reported that Venus’ atmosphere seems to be laced with phosphine, a possible sign of life. Now there’s increasing emphasis on the ...

In early 2025, Venus will dazzle in the southwest sky after sunset, earning its "evening star" nickname. This phenomenon, ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

NASA announced Wednesday that it will send, not one, but two spacecraft to Venus this decade as part of its efforts to ramp up exploration of the closest planet to Earth. The decision was hailed by ...

In September, news about the possibility of floating, cloud-based life on Venus caused a storm in the science world as tumultuous as the sulfur clouds that rain acid down on the second planet from the ...

On Monday, a group of scientists published a paper in the journal Nature Astronomy revealing the presence of phosphine in Venus’ upper atmosphere. The researchers spent three years attempting to find ...

A few days ago, at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, one of the most important conferences in science, a certain session began with a sharp reminder, akin to a school teacher’s ...