Astronomy
Volume of Venus
[/caption] The volume of Venus is 9.38 x 1011 km3. That sounds like a big number, and it is. Here's…
Size of Venus
[/caption] The size of a planet is measured in many ways: mass, volume, equatorial diameter, and surface area are the…
Radius of Venus
[/caption] The radius of Venus is 6,052 km. Double that and you get the diameter of Venus: 12,104 km. Need…
Mass of Venus
[/caption] The mass of Venus is 4.868x1024 kg. That is about 82% of the mass of Earth. Alright, end of…
Life on Venus
[/caption] Although it's similar in size, Venus is very different from Earth. The temperature at the surface is hot enough…
Craters on Venus
[/caption] When you look at the Moon and Mercury, their surfaces are pounded with impact craters. Mars has many craters,…
Age of Venus
[/caption] Like all the planets, Venus formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago when the Sun and the Solar System came…
Wanted: Observers For Rare Astronomical Event!
If you love a cosmic mystery - and which one of us doesn't - then you're going to really enjoy…
The Phoenix Constellation
The southern constellation of Phoenix was one of twelve created by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Dutch navigators, Pieter…
Perseus
Positioned north of the ecliptic plane, the constellation of Perseus was one of the original 48 constellations listed by Ptolemy,…