Venus' atmosphere is notoriously hellish. Its air is corrosive and hot enough to melt lead. Its billowing clouds are poisonous to humans. Sometimes, it rains acid. But researchers just discovered that ...

Labroots previously examined the planet Venus, calling it “The Deceptive Planet”. This was due to its beautiful atmosphere that hides an extremely hot and corrosive surface. This is because while ...

Scientists have observed something unexpected in Venus' atmosphere — an increase in the level of deuterium relative to hydrogen. Okay, sure, that doesn't sound like the most exciting statement.

Venus, Earth's hostile twin, is growing more unpredictable for upcoming space missions. Extreme heat, crushing pressure, and corrosive clouds already ...

Occasional flashes light up Venus’ shroud of clouds. Previous analyses have hinted that the bursts of light could be lightning in the hellish world’s atmosphere. But a new study suggests most of the ...

New findings suggest that diurnal tides, driven by solar heat, are a major contributor to the extreme speeds of Venus's winds ...

Venus Express has studied the true extent of Venus’s restless atmosphere. This includes the planet’s glow, its highly variable south polar vortex and the dynamic upper atmosphere, different from what ...

Venus and its massive atmosphere present an incredibly challenging environment for any in situ probe mission. The planet’s surface temperature is approximately 860 degrees Fahrenheit (460 degrees ...

But Venus' skies still remain a possible abode for alien microbes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New experiments may have ...

Venus Express has detected the molecule hydroxyl on another planet for the first time. This detection gives scientists an important new tool to unlock the workings of Venus’s dense atmosphere.

Imagine waking up on a version of Earth where the sky glows yellow, the air scorches your lungs, and the ground melts your shoes. That is what life would look like if our planet suddenly had the same ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. Dreams of life in Venus’ atmosphere seem to have been ...