A team from the University of Cambridge found that Venus’ interior is dehydrated, suggesting it never had Earth-like oceans.

As a result of this, to an observer on the Earth's surface, the Sun appears to move westward at a rate of 15° per hour (or 15 ...

We've long believed that Venus was once more like Earth before it turned into a scorching, sulfurous planet. Not so, ...

focusing on distinguishing those similar to Earth from those resembling Venus, which has a thick, carbon-dioxide-heavy atmosphere. A team simulated viewing Venus as an exoplanet and successfully ...

In comparison, Mars received its first orbiter in 1971 and Venus in 1975. Jupiter, at its closest nearly 630 million ...

"Welcome to hell. Sorry, I meant Venus. Some say it's Earth's twin. But this world is nothing like home. And you're about to experience this scorching hot landscape firsthand. Questions or concerns?

Astronomers detected hundreds more new worlds beyond the solar system this year and worked to better understand what makes ...

“We wanted to determine how often our Sun produces superflares; however, the duration of direct solar observations is ...

Venus likely never had oceans, study reveals key findings. New research challenges theories of a habitable Venus. Dry volcanic activity supports absence of liquid water.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit's images from the International Space Station are always a cut above. Here are some of the best ...

As a digression from our usual fare on the n n -Café, here’s one of my favorites, about an early theory of the Solar System, ...