Venus was the goddess of beauty in ancient Rome and her brightly shining planetary namesake lives up to that hype. When Venus is in the evening sky, you notice her. When she is in the predawn sky, you ...

Like many kids, Sue Smrekar dreamed that she would one day voyage into space. But instead of becoming an astronaut, she ended up as a planetary geophysicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where ...

On September 14, 2020, scientists announced the possible detection of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus. It’s too early to say what’s creating the gas, but if the result is confirmed, one ...

Call it a cosmic coincidence or a Valentine's Day gift from the heavens. Astronomers say the planet Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty — will shine its brightest in 2025 on ...

Venus will shine its brightest Friday on Valentine's Day in 2025. After mid-February, stargazers will have to wait until September 2026 for Venus to shine this brightly again. Central Indiana's best ...

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin." The NASA Magellan spacecraft ...

Cloudy weather and potential thunderstorms are forecasted for Mississippi on Valentine's Day. Venus will be at its brightest point in 2025 on February 14th. Venus will be visible in the evening, but ...

The solar system is composed of the sun, eight major planets, five dwarf planets, over a hundred moons, and countless comets ...

On March 10, 1914, a woman entered the National Gallery in London, strode up to Diego Velázquez’s Venus at her Toilet, (ca. 1647–51) and began hacking at the masterpiece with a meat cleaver. The woman ...