Recent discoveries by Venus rovers have unveiled metallic structures on the planet’s surface, sparking curiosity and various ...

Only four spacecraft have ever sent back images from their surface before being destroyed. The Soviet Union’s Venera probes, launched in 1975 and 1982, took the only photos ever captured from Venus’ ...

Another NASA mission, DAVINCI, slated for 2029, will focus on studying Venus' atmosphere and surface chemistry, while the European Space Agency's EnVision mission, targeted for 2030, will provide ...

Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface. Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is sometimes called Earth's twin based on their similar size and rocky composition.

At its closest approach during the gravity assist, the probe will pass within 233 miles (376 kilometers) of Venus’ surface. In that maneuver, the probe will fly around Venus, leveraging the ...

Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus’ surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA’s Magellan ...

Scientists have long debated whether Venus might be volcanically active. In the early 1990s, cloud-penetrating radar on the Magellan orbiter revealed a surface studded with volcano-like mountains.

During the early days of our solar system, giant impacts were common occurrences. Earth likely experienced such an impact ...

Instead, Venus was a steam world, one that could reach surface temperatures as high as 1,340 degrees Fahrenheit (727 degrees Celsius).

Another investigation reproduced surface reactions through laboratory experiments, simulating interactions between volcanic rocks and Venus’ high-pressure, supercritical atmosphere.