Venus
Astronomers Have Discovered a 2-km Asteroid Orbiting Closer to the Sun than Venus
Astronomers have painstakingly built models of the asteroid population, and those models predict that there will be ~1 km sized…
Did Scientists Just Find Signs of Life on Venus?
A team of scientists has just published a paper announcing their discovery of a peculiar chemical in the cloudtops of…
Can you tell the difference between California, Venus, Titan and Mars? Hint: California is the one with buildings.
Californians woke up to an alien-looking sky this morning, Wednesday, September 9, 2020. (more…)
Did Jupiter Push Venus Into a Runaway Greenhouse?
Venus has been garnering a lot of attention lately, though primarily in the scientific community as the last Hollywood movie…
Could There Be Life in the Cloudtops of Venus?
When it comes to places with the potential for habitability, Venus isn’t usually considered on that list. The hot, greenhouse-effect-gone-mad…
It Looks Like There are Still Active Volcanoes on Venus
Venus' surface is no stranger to volcanoes. Radar images show more than 1,000 volcanic structures on the planet. But for…
Instead of Going Straight to Mars, Astronauts Should Make a Slingshot Past Venus First
Every 26 months, the orbits of both Earth and Mars conspire to make travel between the two planets shorter. Launching…
More Details On NASA’s VERITAS Mission, Which Could Go to Venus
Venus has always been a bit of the odd stepchild in the solar system. It’s similarities to Earth are uncanny:…
15 Different Ideas for Rovers That Could Explore Venus
NASA just announced the winners of it's "Exploring Hell Challenge" with HeroX, an incentive competition designed to inspire designs for…
The Atmosphere On Venus Rotates Faster than the Planet, and Now Astronomers Think They Know Why
Venus is unique—almost—in our Solar System because it's what's known as a "super-rotator." That means that Venus' atmosphere rotates faster…