This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

Venus looks like Earth’s twin at first glance, yet its rotation behaves like a cosmic prank. The planet spins backward, ...

A new study of Venus suggests that the deeply inhospitable world may be more like Earth than we thought. A new delve into archival data collected decades ago suggests that the alien planet has ongoing ...

During the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s, the USSR launched 29 spacecraft towards Venus, the planet scientists call Earth’s “twin sister”. Three flew past Venus and went into orbit ...

A Soviet spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus is set to fall back to Earth in the next week. The Kosmos 482 capsule was built for Venus's brutal atmosphere, so it will likely survive Earth's. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. What is the bright star in the east before sunrise? Venus — ...

A gas on Earth has also been detected in the atmosphere of Venus.While it may not signify the presence of life, the "entirely surprising" discovery of phosphine could hint at unknown processes ...

Venus gets called Earth’s twin because of how similar the two planets are in size and structure, but that’s where […] ...

Venus may be a sweltering wasteland today, but scientists have questioned whether the planet was always so inhospitable. While previous studies suggested Venus might have once been covered in oceans, ...

A recent study has cast a concerning spotlight on a previously underestimated celestial threat: asteroids co-orbiting Venus. While NASA and other space agencies have diligently tracked near-Earth ...

A piece of a failed 1972 Soviet Venus probe is expected to reenter Earth around May 10. The object could fall anywhere between 52° North and 52° South, covering a wide area. Experts say the risk is ...

In brief: A space probe that has orbited Earth for over half a century is expected to reenter the atmosphere within the next week. Although the failed lander might impact Earth's surface at least ...