DAVINCI spacecraft
The Solar Wind is Stripping Oxygen and Carbon Away From Venus
The BepiColombo mission, a joint effort between JAXA and the ESA, was only the second (and most advanced) mission to…
Did Powerful Asteroid Impacts Make Venus So Different From Earth?
A new study connects impacts during Venus' early history to its smooth and "youthful" appearance today.
Potentially Active Volcanoes Have Been Found on Venus
Using archival radar images taken in the 1990s by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, scientists have found evidence of recent active volcanism…
Venus is Like an Exoplanet that’s Right Next Door
We're lucky to have a neighbour like Venus, even though it's totally inhospitable, wildly different from the other rocky planets,…
Venus’ Outer Shell is Thinner and “Squishier” Than Previously Believed
While Earth and Venus are approximately the same size and both lose heat at about the same rate, the internal…
Physicist encourages continuing the search for life in Venus’ atmosphere
In a recent paper accepted to Contemporary Physics, a physicist from Imperial College London uses past missions and recent findings…
Volcanoes are the worst. They’ve caused extinctions on Earth, and probably killed Venus
Is there anything good about volcanoes? They can be violent, dangerous, and unpredictable. For modern humans, volcanoes are mostly an…
High Altitude Life Can’t Explain the Trace Gases in Venus’ Atmosphere
The planet Venus is one of the most inexplainable and mysterious planetary objects in our solar system as its surface…
ESA is Joining NASA With Their own Mission to Venus
It’s an exciting time to be a Venus watcher. Our sister planet, which has been the target of only one…
NASA Orders Up a Double Shot of Venus Missions Amid Questions About Life
NASA's planetary science program is making a big bet on Venus, after decades of putting its chips on Mars in…