Life on Venus? Tectonic Clues Point to a Habitable Past
Simulations produced by a Brown-led research team offer evidence that Venus once had plate tectonics — a finding that opens the door for the possibility…
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Venus on Earth: NASA’s VERITAS Science Team Explores Iceland’s Volcanic Terrain
The JPL-led international team used the island as a stand-in for Venus to test radar technologies that will help uncover the planet’s ground truth. With…
Gravity Assist: Venus Flyby Sends Parker Solar Probe Toward Record-Setting Flights Around the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe used a Venus flyby to prepare for its upcoming record-setting orbits around the Sun, aiming to study the Sun’s mysteries as…
Planet Resurfacing: Venus Volcanism Could Have Been Fueled by Ancient, High-Energy Impacts
Models show Venus’ superheated core could produce extended volcanism and long-lived resurfacing. A Southwest Research Institute-led team has modeled the early impact history of Venus…
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Why is Venus Called Earth’s Evil Twin?
Why is Venus called Earth’s evil twin? Venus and Earth are sometimes called twins because they’re pretty much about the same size. Venus is almost…
Don’t Miss: “Peak Venus” and Jupiter Occultation
What are some skywatching highlights in May 2023? Venus reaches its highest point in the evening sky for the year, while Jupiter disappears behind the…
A Fiery Surprise: Magellan Spacecraft Uncovers Signs of Active Volcanism on Venus
Researchers analyzing Magellan spacecraft radar images discovered a changing volcanic vent on Venus, providing new evidence of active volcanism on the planet. Researchers have identified…
Tsunami in the Skies: Unraveling the Mysteries of Atmospheric Acceleration on Venus
Experts from the Universities of Seville and of the Basque Country believe that discontinuity may be playing a very significant role in the acceleration of…
Venus Is Alive!
New Evidence That Venus Is Volcanically Active New research provides strong evidence of volcanic activity on Venus. The study identified a nearly 1-square-mile volcanic vent…
Hunting Venus 2.0: Scientists Zero In on 5 Planets Beyond Our Solar System
Study Narrows James Webb Space Telescope Targets With the first paper compiling all known information about planets like Venus beyond our solar system, scientists are…
Volcanic Activity on Venus – Earth’s Evil Twin – Revealed in NASA’s Magellan Data
In a first, scientists have seen direct evidence of active volcanism on Earth’s twin, setting the stage for the agency’s VERITAS mission to investigate. Direct…
NASA Prepares To “Take the Plunge” and Explore Venus With DAVINCI
Inspired by the Renaissance vision of Leonardo da Vinci, NASA is presently preparing its scientific return to Venus’ atmosphere and surface with a mission known…
Bizarre Geologic Activity on Venus: “Squishy” Outer Shell May Be Resurfacing the Planet
The research uses archival NASA data to show that Venus may be losing heat from geologic activity in regions called coronae, possibly like early tectonic…
SOFIA Finds No Phosphine – a Potential Sign of Life – on Venus
Venus is considered Earth’s twin in many ways. However, recent observations made with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have now made one difference…
From Temperate World to Acidic Hothouse: How Massive Volcanism May Have Altered Venus’ Climate
Venus may have been transformed from a temperate and wet world to the acidic hothouse it is today with help from vast volcanic activity lasting…
EnVision Mission: Readying Spacecraft To Surf Venus’ Hot, Thick Atmosphere
EnVision, a project of the European Space Agency (ESA), is a mission to Venus that will perform optical, spectral and radar mapping of Earth’s sister…
Student-Built, Dime-Sized Instrument Is Venus-Bound on NASA’s DAVINCI Space Probe
Scheduled to launch in the late 2020s, NASA’s DAVINCI mission will investigate the origin, evolution, and present state of NASA’s Pioneer Venus in 1978 and…
NASA’s DAVINCI Space Probe To Plunge Through Hellish Atmosphere of Venus
Last year, NASA selected the DAVINCI mission as part of its Discovery program. It will investigate the origin, evolution, and present state of Venus in…