[/caption] Venus, Earth's hotheaded neighbor, may have more variability in its weather patterns than previously believed. Using infrared data…
Our neighboring planet Venus really is a world of extremes; searing surface temperatures, crushing air pressure, sulfuric acid clouds...Venus pretty…
[/caption] Say cheese! The MESSENGER spacecraft has captured the first portrait of our Solar System from the inside looking out. The…
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now considering making a second attempt to insert the Akatsuki probe into Venus'…
[/caption] The Japanese space agency has deduced that a faulty engine valve was the reason the Akatsuki spacecraft did not…
[/caption] While JAXA is still trying to get an exact handle on the problems that the Akatsuki probe sent to…
[/caption] Astronomers have been busy trying to determine the spin period and composition of Venus' moon. December 8, 2010, results…
JAXA announced that the Akatsuki spacecraft failed to enter orbit around Venus. The orbit insertion maneuver was performed, the space…
[/caption] Japan's first Venus space probe encountered problems while attempting orbit insertion and went into safe mode. It took longer…