Supermoons, eclipses and more: a 2026 guide to the best night sky events to look out for
The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon,…
The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is…
How one image taken from 3.7 billion miles away proved Earth is a speck in space
Voyager 1’s photographs included Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus. According to NASA’s website, ‘Mars was obscured by…
The last probe orbiting Venus has just shut down, and that’s not good news
Venus is often considered to be the twin of Earth, notably due to certain similarities. But for the…
Last Venus Spacecraft Goes Dark, Leaving No Active Human-Made Presence
After a year of attempting contact, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Tuesday that its Akatsuki Venus…
Asteroid found with orbit inside Venus’ orbit
Astronomers have discovered an asteroid in the inner Solar System whose orbit lies almost entirely within the orbit…
Could humans build floating cities on Venus?
The dream of living on another planet has intrigued scientists, engineers, and explorers for a long time. Now,…
Could humans build floating cities on Venus?
The dream of living on another planet has intrigued scientists, engineers, and explorers for a long time. Now,…
New study says water in Venus’ clouds surprisingly abundant
View larger. | Artist’s illustration of Pioneer Venus 2 approaching Venus in 1978. The mission consisted of a…
Venus’s clouds contain massive reservoirs of water and iron
Venus has long been called a dry, hellish planet veiled in clouds of liquid acid. But new study…
Scientists Intrigued by Weird Structures on Surface of Venus
The surface of Venus is scoured with strange, quasi-circular features called coronae. Unlike anything seen on Earth today,…