With each passing night as, the crescent slowly widens and it begins to appear against a progressively darker background, its ...

Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from ...

If there is life in the solar system beyond Earth, it might be found in the clouds of Venus. In contrast to the planet's blisteringly inhospitable surface, Venus' cloud layer, which extends from ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

and Imaging — will drop a three-foot-wide titanium sphere through Venus' thick clouds. Over the course of just an hour, the probe will ingest gases, run experiments, and show us what Venusian ...

As Guinan points out, the area in Venus' atmosphere where such transferred life may exist is within a range from 28 to 37 miles (45 to 60 kilometers) above the planet's surface. This is a cloud ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

On Saturday 1 February, some of our BBC Weather Watchers reported these sightings of the crescent Moon and Venus close ...

Planets continue their nighttime shows, with eight visible at points during February, including Venus on Feb. 14.

Starting Monday, Feb. 3, the day after Groundhog Day, you should be able to see another planetary parade in the night sky, ...

When an asteroid strikes, there's typically at least one undeniable outcome: an asteroid mess. The most obvious part of this mess tends to come in the form of a nice and cinematic crater, but ...