Venus was the goddess of beauty in ancient Rome and her brightly shining planetary namesake lives up to that hype. When Venus is in the evening sky, you notice her. When she is in the predawn sky, you ...

Like Earth, our Twin planet Venus’s origins began around 4.5 billion years ago, in a gyrating cloud of dust, rock and rubble. In many ways, the two planets are similar—in size, density and gravity.

On September 14, 2020, scientists announced the possible detection of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus. It’s too early to say what’s creating the gas, but if the result is confirmed, one ...

The International Space Station in a dawn pass, as it flies away to the east after passing overhead This was the morning of July 15, 2017 Blended in are images taken 20 minutes later of a pair of ...