If there is phosphine on Venus, there isn"t much
In the absence of direct observations of extraterrestrial life, scientists often focus on searching for biosignatures, chemical by-products of life, that can be detected with remote sensing. Although Mars has received the most attention in this regar.....»»
High-speed impacts may have shaped Venus" history
New modeling suggests large, high-speed impacts during Venus' early history could reconcile the differences between Venus and its rocky sister planet, Earth......»»
MIT researchers detail plans for private missions to search for life on Venus
A suite of new privately-funded missions will be heading to Venus to search our neighboring planet for signs of life, beginning in 2023......»»
"Newer, nimbler, faster:" Venus probe will search for signs of life in clouds of sulfuric acid
With multiple rovers landed and a mission set to return samples to Earth, Mars has dominated the search for life in the solar system for decades. But Venus has some fresh attention coming its way......»»
NASA’s skywatching tips for December include a comet called Leonard
December's night sky offers a good look at Venus, a comet called Leonard, and the annual Geminids meteor shower. Check it out!.....»»
NASA video shows you what it’s like to plunge through Venus’ atmosphere
NASA has shown what the upcoming DAVINCI mission to Venus will be facing with the release of a video visualization of the probe plunging through the atmosphere......»»
NASA video shows you what it’s like to plunge through Venus’s atmosphere
NASA has shown what the upcoming DAVINCI mission to Venus will be facing with the release of a video visualization of the probe plunging through the atmosphere......»»
Deep-sea sponge a mechanical marvel of nature
The Venus's flower basket sponge could inspire the buildings, bridges and even aircraft of tomorrow, thanks to its performance under pressure and ability to go with the flow—literally......»»
Ten mysteries of Venus
The surface of Venus is completely inhospitable for life: barren, dry, crushed under an atmosphere about 90 times the pressure of Earth's and roasted by temperatures two times hotter than an oven. But was it always that way? Could Venus once have bee.....»»
Did Venus ever have oceans?
The planet Venus can be seen as the Earth's evil twin. At first sight, it is of comparable mass and size as our home planet, similarly consists mostly of rocky material, holds some water and has an atmosphere. Yet, a closer look reveals striking diff.....»»
Will Smith Is Venus & Serena Williams’ Loving Father In King Richard Poster
In a new poster for the upcoming biopic King Richard, Will Smith is in the spotlight as Richard Williams, the father of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams. The Hollywood legend, 53, is set to play the loving father turned tennis coach who ra.....»»
Sunlight filtering through Venus" clouds could support Earth-like photosynthesis in the cloud layers
New data analysis has found that the sunlight filtering through Venus' clouds could support Earth-like photosynthesis in the cloud layers and that chemical conditions are potentially amenable to the growth of microorganisms......»»
Earth and Venus grew up as rambunctious planets
What doesn't stick comes around: Using machine learning and simulations of giant impacts, researchers at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory found that the planets residing in the inner solar systems were likely born from repeated hit-and-run collisio.....»»
Is Venus volcanically active? New approach could provide an answer
Out of all planets in the solar system, Venus has the most volcanoes. Much of the planet is covered in volcanic deposits that are less than 300 million years old, and volcanic activity has played a pivotal role in its history. Although the precise ti.....»»
Mars? Old news. The next 10 years will be the decade of Venus
In recent decades, space agencies have mostly been focused on visiting Mars -- but now their sights are shifting to Earth's other planetary neighbor: Venus.....»»
Sights and sounds of a Venus flyby
ESA's Solar Orbiter and BepiColombo spacecraft made a historic Venus flyby earlier this week, passing by the planet within 33 hours of each other and capturing unique imagery and data during the encounter......»»
See views of Venus flybys captured during two close encounters
Venus has been a hotspot in the solar system this week, as two different missions have captured footage of their flybys of the planet......»»
During close pass, Solar Orbiter captures Venus" glare
On Aug. 9, 2021, ESA/NASA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft passed within 4,967 miles (7,995 kilometers) of the surface of planet Venus. In the days leading up to the approach, the Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager, or SoloHI, telescope captured this gleami.....»»
Hot dates: 2 spacecraft to make Venus flyby
Two spacecraft are set to swoop past Venus within hours of each other this week, using the maneuver to do a little bit of bonus science on the way to their main missions at the center of our solar system......»»
Two different spacecraft will be swinging by Venus this week
Venus enters the spotlight as the planet hosts two different craft performing flybys to gain a gravitational boost on their way to other destinations......»»
This tiny exoplanet 35 light-years away is half the mass of Venus
Of the roughly 4,200 exoplanets discovered thus far, most are larger than Earth. But the recently identified planet L 98-59b is just half the mass of Venus......»»