Venus
Venus is the Perfect Place to Count Meteors
Watching meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere and streak across the sky as the visual spectacle known as meteors, it is…
Where Did Venus's Water Go?
It should not be surprising that Venus is dry. It is famous for its hellish conditions, with dense sulphurous clouds,…
Volcanoes Were Erupting on Venus in the 1990s
Start talking about Venus and immediately my mind goes to those images from the Venera space probes that visited Venus…
What Deadly Venus Can Tell Us About Life on Other Worlds
Even though Venus and Earth are so-called sister planets, they're as different as heaven and hell. Earth is a natural…
Could Life Exist in Water Droplet Worlds in Venus’ Atmosphere?
It's a measure of human ingenuity and curiosity that scientists debate the possibility of life on Venus. They established long…
How Much of Venus’s Atmosphere is Coming from Volcanoes?
There's a lot we don't know about the planet nearest to us. Venus is shrouded in clouds, making speculation about…
NASA’s VERITAS Mission Breathes New Life
In a win for planetary scientists, and planetary geologists in particular, it was announced at the recent 55th Lunar and…
Venus “Quasi-moon” Just Got a Name. Henceforth, it Shall be Called Zoozve.
Ask any astronomer, and they will tell you that all of the planets in the Solar System (including those "dwarf…
Why Venus Died
Venus is only slightly smaller than the Earth, and so has enjoyed billions of years of a warm heart. But…
Venus’ Clouds Contain Sulfuric Acid. That’s Not a Problem for Life.
A recent study published in Astrobiology investigates the potential habitability in the clouds of Venus, specifically how amino acids, which…