Radar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on the planet. Scientists from Italy's International Research School of Planetary Sciences wrote in an ...

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 ...

Scientists have observed something unexpected in Venus' atmosphere — an increase in the level of deuterium relative to hydrogen. Okay, sure, that doesn't sound like the most exciting statement.

Scientists have confirmed a massive underground lava tunnel beneath Venus using radar data from NASA’s Magellan mission.

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin." The NASA Magellan spacecraft ...

Call it a cosmic coincidence or a Valentine's Day gift from the heavens. Astronomers say the planet Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty — will shine its brightest in 2025 on ...

Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the "planet parade" we've been waiting for?

Based on what scientists have said about Venus, finding a world similar to it may not seem like a thrilling breakthrough in space research: Our neighboring planet's surface is a hot, toxic world, with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The four planet-strong “planet parade” — mistakenly called a ...