This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

Explore the visibility of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn in February 2026. Discover observation dates, locations and details based on Space.com and NASA data.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Venus and Mars, planet Earth's two closest neighbors, have been inching ever closer to each other during the month of July. Monday night, they promise to put on a show, appearing at ...

Scientists say that the search for life on Venus has taken a new direction after a recent discovery made by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The telescope, which has been observing distant ...

We could be one step closer to discovering aliens as scientists unveil a new mission set to take place to establish whether alien lifeforms exist on Venus. Although Venus is described as one of the ...

Observations of Venus taken with the BepiColombo space probe show that our cosmic neighbor is leaking significant amounts of carbon and oxygen from its atmosphere, and researchers can't totally ...

From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The Mariner 2 ...

The highly anticipated SpaceX IPO appears likely to happen in 2026, and a new report says the offering could be timed to two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 24, 1978, Venera 11 landed on Venus. Venera 11 was a robotic mission launched by the Soviet Union to explore Venus along ...