Despite seeming like Earth's twin, Venus is a strange and mysterious place. Scientists haven't known what made it so odd, but that might have just changed.

The European Space Agency's (ESA) JUICE spacecraft launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in April 2023. The ...

Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets in our solar system, are about to make their closest approach during their August ...

Skywatchers who saw the Venus-Jupiter conjunction saw the start of an upcoming "planet parade" in the eastern sky. Here's ...

The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is ready for a planned flyby of Venus on Sunday after the agency fixed ...

It'll be an active sky over several days in August 2025, with planets visible, meteor showers and nebulas popping up. Here's ...

Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest planets in our solar system, should be widely visible for much of August in the northern hemisphere.

From orbital maps to cloud buggies - Venus is getting a full makeover. NASA is launching VERITAS to map volcanoes and tectonics, while DAVINCI dives into the atmosphere to sample gases and image ...

When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But ...

Venus and Jupiter are making their close approaches to one another and will shine brightly to the east before sunrise throughout August, according to NASA. The planets should appear closes to one ...

ESA engineers worked through the night to troubleshoot an ill-fated software bug that jeopardized the mission.

Venus gleams like a yellow jewel in the pre-dawn sky. Venus rises in the east-northeast shortly before 4 a.m., or 2½ hours ...