Images from the Akatsuki spacecraft unveil what keeps Venus’s atmosphere rotating much faster than the planet itself. An international research team led by Takeshi Horinouchi of Hokkaido University ...

Venus is, let's face it, a weirdo. Often called Earth's "twin" due to its size and density, the planet is actually far different from our own. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign ...

Fifteen years after launch, Japan has announced the end of the "Planet C" mission, leaving humanity with no presence around ...

Venus, the second planet from the Sun – The Deceptive Planet. Often known as the “morning star” and “evening star” due to its bright display at sunrise and sunset throughout the year, it’s hard not to ...

A strange, gargantuan wall of acid-filled clouds on our neighboring planet Venus has been spotted by a hobbyist astronomer. This structure, known as the Venus Cloud Discontinuity, is around 5,000 ...

Venus and Earth formed at the same time and share similar size and composition. Yet Venus is cloaked in carbon dioxide, with ...

However, detailed examination of the thick clouds and dense atmosphere over the South Pole had to wait until the arrival of Venus Express in April 2006. During its first orbit around the planet, multi ...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Venus Express spacecraft has discovered that our cloud-covered neighbor spins a little slower than previously measured. Peering through the dense atmosphere in the ...