Venus has long been called a dry, hellish planet veiled in clouds of liquid acid. But new study of old spacecraft data tells ...

The dream of living on another planet has intrigued scientists, engineers, and explorers for a long time. Now, the dream is ...

Planet Venus is one of the most fascinating places in the solar system, and the one most easily recognizable in the night sky. The true twin of planet Earth (no, it's not Mars), Venus has more things ...

Reanalysis of NASA's Pioneer Venus mission data reveals that Earth's twin contains 62% water in hydrated compounds.

Offering incredibly high temperatures, crushing pressure, and a thick mix of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, the atmosphere on Venus is deadly to human beings, several times over – but China has ...

Isro invites Indian institutes to propose research for Shukrayaan, the Venus Orbiter Mission. The mission aims to investigate Venus's atmosphere, topography, morphology, and sub-surface features.

Researchers have found Neptune-like bands of clouds circling the surface of a brown dwarf, an object in between the size of a planet ... atmosphere of a brown dwarf — the same chemical that stoked ...

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid water. Suitable candidates often sit in the "Goldilocks zone," a distance ...

A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. It is part of a group of planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope are unraveling the mysteries of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away that could harbor liquid water. Early data suggests hints of ...

Looking through a telescope or binoculars can help you see Venus in its crescent phase on Valentine's Day—but the planet is visible to the naked eye. NASA For a romantic moment on Valentine’s Day, ...

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