Scientists have poured cold water on the idea that Venus could once have supported life. The disappointing revelation emerged from the fact it appears water oceans could never have existed on the ...

The story of the inner early Solar System goes something like this: Billions of years ago, there were three rocky worlds with oceans of liquid water. Perhaps all three could have been primed for life.

It's possible that Venus and Earth once simultaneously existed as pleasant worlds hosting mild temperatures and oceans. Then, something went awry. In new research, planetary scientists simulated ...

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

Scientists now think there could be microscopic life floating in the clouds of Venus. Their theory is surprising, considering how inhospitable the surface of Venus is. But in the clouds, the ...

The pressure on Venus's surface is about 90 times that of Earth, equivalent to being deep in the ocean, making it inhospitable to most life forms. Venus is covered in clouds of sulfuric acid, which ...

One fascinating member of this species is the Venus flytrap (Actinoscyphia aurelia). You can watch this creature in action in the video above filmed by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and ...

It’s Venus—and it's back in the evening sky ... You'll see “Earthshine” on the moon's dark side, sunlight reflected off Earth's oceans and icecaps. On Wednesday, September 4, a 3%-lit ...

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have concluded that Venus likely never had oceans or conditions to support life. Their study, published in Nature Astronomy, analysed atmospheric ...