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Venus could experience a dramatic meteor shower this summer, the result of the breaking apart of a nearby asteroid that has ...

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Scientists trekked across Icelandic lava flows that served as stand-ins for Venus’s volcanic landscapes, testing tools and ...

New Scientist. In each episode, hosts Leah Crane and Chelsea Whyte explore what would happen if they were given cosmic powers to rearrange the universe. They speak with astronomers, cosmologists and ...

Discover the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise. Learn why this 'rebel' planet spins backwards, how a ...

If you landed on Venus, this hot planet would crush you - like a plastic bottle.

Venus’ extreme atmosphere has long prevented direct observation of its surface. A space probe managed to transmit critical data during its final moments before being destroyed by the planet’s harsh ...

Snapshots from six computer simulations illustrating the distinct tectonic regimes of terrestrial planets, including the newly discovered “episodic-squishy lid” regime. This framework provides a new ...

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The inner planets Mercury and Venus will both be visible in the east-southeast sky before sunrise on Tuesday, Nov. 25. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Bright Venus rises near magnitude 2.8 Zubenelgenubi, also cataloged as Alpha 2 (α 2) Librae. Try for the pairing about 40 minutes before sunrise, when the two are about 3° high in the east. At ...