When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A view of Venus taken by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft in 1996. A new look at Magellan data has ...

But what would be considered as “ground truth” on a planet where the ground is not visible by the cameras? On Venus, geometry ...

Numerical modeling suggests structurally stable lava tubes may exist beneath Venus, guiding future radar, imaging, and ...

The mission will also study atmospheric processes such as super-rotation and the presence of trace gases, phenomena that are ...

The mystery behind Venus' giant, crown-shaped geological features, known as coronae, may finally have an explanation: A "glass ceiling" in Venus' mantle is trapping heat and driving slow, shifting ...

Scientists trekked across Icelandic lava flows that served as stand-ins for Venus’s volcanic landscapes, testing tools and ...

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin." The NASA Magellan spacecraft ...

The geology and surface processes of Venus continue to intrigue planetary scientists, revealing a dynamic world shaped by volcanic activity, tectonic forces and chemical weathering. Recent ...

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 ...

Planet Venus is one of the most fascinating places in the solar system, and the one most easily recognizable in the night sky. The true twin of planet Earth (no, it's not Mars), Venus has more things ...