Mars One. The Mars Rover. Bruno Mars. Mars Bars. It's pretty clear we're OBSESSED with the idea of Mars, especially in regard to it being a potential colony for earthlings. But is that really the best option? Is there a better place for...

Researchers have finally determined how long a day on Venus is, give or take an episode of Brooklyn 99.

Hank briefs us on the upcoming planetary transit of Venus, which will be observable June 5th and 6th of 2012.

Good news for fans of Venus - last week, NASA announced two new missions to learn more about our planetary neighbor! And this week, NASA's Juno mission sent back a treasure trove of data about Ganymede - the largest moon in our solar...

Akatsuki missed Venus once, but with a little ingenuity and its secondary engines, it's heading back on December 7th!

Remember when astrophysicists thought they'd found signs of life on Venus? A different team re-crunched the numbers, and their results raised some questions about that claim. Also, a bunch of exoplanets are doing a really precise dance...

There are exoplanets out there that seem very Earth-like, but if you look out and see liquid metal instead of liquid water, you might be in the Venus zone.

Launching in 2029, NASA’s Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry and Imaging (DAVINCI) mission will bring a rich suite of instruments to Venus to address long standing questions...

On May 20, 1978, NASA launched a spacecraft to Venus. The mission was called Pioneer-Venus 1, but it’s also known as the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. This was the first of two spacecraft that made up the Pioneer Venus mission. Pioneer Venus 2...

The surface of Venus is completely inhospitable for life: barren, dry, crushed under an...

Venus, our nearby “sister” planet, beckons today as a compelling target for exploration that may connect the objects in our own solar system to those discovered around nearby stars. Yet, humanity’s exploration of Venus...

Learn the planet Venus song with this Planet Venus Song by KLT

Mercury and Venus have no moons because of their close proximity to the Sun. Any moon orbiting around them is likely be swallowed by the mammoth gravitational pull of the mighty Sun. All planets except for Mercury and Venus have moons....

Mercury and Venus have no moons because of their close proximity to the Sun. Any moon orbiting around them is likely be swallowed by the mammoth gravitational pull of the mighty Sun. All planets except for Mercury and Venus have moons....

On June 12, 1967, Venera 4 was launched into space on a mission to Venus, thus becoming the first spacecraft to transmit data from another planet's atmosphere. This was a Russian probe designed to study the atmosphere of Venus down to...

ESA's Venus Express probe, launching after four years of development, will study Venus in detail, focusing on its atmosphere, plasma, environment, and surface. The spacecraft, based on the Mars Express design, will deploy instruments...

Watch "Return to Venus - Part II" at:From Galileo and the Heliocentric model of the Solar System to James Hansen and climate research, observations of the planet Venus throughout history have given us the perspective we need to...

Venus is currently at its brightest as the “evening star.” The planet will reach its greatest brilliancy in the night sky this year on April 28. The planet will fade from the night sky near the end of May and return as the “morning...

The Venus Express mission aims to uncover the mysteries of Venus's dense atmosphere and unique climate by studying its lower atmosphere and chemical composition. Equipped with advanced instruments, this European spacecraft will provide...

From Galileo and the Heliocentric model of the Solar System to James Hansen and climate research, observations of the planet Venus throughout history have given us the perspective we need to understand our own place in the universe....

The video describes the upcoming European Space Agency mission, Venus Express, which aims to explore the planet Venus in detail. The mission will study Venus's atmosphere, temperature, and potential for life by utilizing seven different...

Venus Express, an ESA probe launched in 2005, was designed to study the unique atmosphere and dynamics of Venus, our closest planetary neighbor. Equipped with infrared and ultraviolet imaging technology, it captured stunning images of...

The European Space Agency's Venus Express mission saw something it could not explain. It appeared that there were holes on the nightside of Venus' ionosphere. Researchers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center investigated these...

A new study theorizes that the dark patches on Venus may be a sign that there's microbial life in the planet's lower atmosphere. According to a paper published in the journal Astrobiology, climate models suggest Venus had a habitable...