Venus

A sky chart showing Venus and Jupiter close together above the western horizon after sunset, with Mercury next to them lower in the sky.

The two brightest planets in the evening sky are getting closer: Venus and Jupiter will be visible side by side after sunset

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Venus in false-color ultraviolet light, with complex cloud structures surrounding the planet

Material from Earth may have reached Venus' clouds – but this is still not proof of life

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A new model suggests that asteroid impacts on Earth could have sent biological material into the clouds of Venus. It's not proof of life, but it changes the way we think about the transfer of biological material between
An image of Venus taken by NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft, alongside an illustration of three possible atmospheres for the planet Gliese 12b. The new study examines how much water a rocky planet needs to maintain conditions suitable for life. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC)

Study: Planets that are too dry may be less suitable for life than previously thought

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Researchers at the University of Washington have found that a rocky planet similar in size to Earth would need at least 20% to 50% of the water in Earth's oceans to sustain a carbon cycle over time.
A “window” on Venus in the Nyx Mons region reveals a subterranean cave, thought to be a lava tube. The feature was identified through analysis of radar images collected by the SAR instrument aboard NASA’s Magellan mission.

Radar reveals signs of a giant lava tube beneath Venus' surface

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Reanalysis of Magellan SAR radar data from the Nyx Mons region indicates a “hatch” in the ground and an underground cavity that may be a lava tube with an estimated diameter of up to 1 km — a finding
Asteroids hiding between the orbit of Venus and the Sun. Illustration by Avi Blizovsky via DALEE. The image is for illustrative purposes only and is not a scientific image.

Three 'hidden' asteroids behind Venus highlight the danger of uncharted skies

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While not an immediate threat, the discovery of three rare asteroids in inner orbit around the sun reveals the difficulty of identifying objects that could endanger Earth – and reinforces the need for dedicated telescopes like
Carl Sagan extends his palms to the universe, an attempt at creating an image using artificial intelligence.

Carl Sagan's scientific legacy goes far beyond the Cosmos series

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From the revolutionary astronomical achievements to the social activism and inspiration for generations of scientists - how Carl Sagan shaped science and our understanding of the universe.
The Sun is now again approaching its 11-year "Schwab Cycle" maximum activity, here image taken by Solar Orbiter in October 2023. Credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team

A cosmic mystery solved? New evidence shows that the planets influence the Sun's magnetic cycles.

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Researchers identify eddy currents in the Sun, called Rossby waves, as mediating the tidal effects of Venus, Earth and Jupiter on the Sun's magnetic activity

Venus' evil twin or Earth's lost brother? The intriguing case of Gliese 12 b

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The discovery of Gliese 12 b, a Venus-like planet just 40 light-years away, offers new opportunities to understand the conditions that support life in the universe. "Evil Twin" it gets a lot more
The Indian lander Vircam as photographed from the Paragain robotic vehicle. Photo by the Indian Space Agency ISRO

Surprising presence of sulfur in the soil of the South Pole of the Moon by the Indian robotic vehicle Paragain in the Chandrayaan-3 mission

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The vehicle discovered a wide variety of heavy elements, but this is the first evidence of the presence of sulfur * The rover will tour the south pole of the moon for two weeks and look for signs of water ice
Image 1. Topography and SAR image of the research area on Venus. Color indicates altitudes, measured relative to the planet's mean radius from Magellan's reticulated altitude data. The X and Y axes represent geographic longitude and latitude of the planet. From the study.

A new analysis of data from the XNUMXs has proven that volcanoes are still erupting on Venus today

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The article "Surface changes observed on a volcano on Venus during the Magellan mission" describes the analysis of the observations in which surface changes were discovered on the Sif Mons volcano during the Magellan spacecraft mission
Artist's impression of ESA's Envision mission to Venus. Credit: Credit: ESA/VR2Planets/Damia Bouic

The Envision mission will not have much fuel, so it is going to perform an atmospheric braking on Venus

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The research director of the project on behalf of the European Space Agency: "The flight on top of Ariane 6 will not allow all the excess propellant material that will be necessary to lower the orbit. Instead we will slow the
The surface of Venus and its atmosphere, where phosphines are at cloud level. Figure: ESO

Has a chemical marker for the possibility of life on the surface of Venus been discovered?

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Astronomers have discovered a rare element - phosphine - in the clouds of the planet Venus. On Earth, this gas is only produced in industry or it is emitted by bacteria living in an oxygen-limited environment
Mat Mons volcano on Venus. XNUMXD imaging. Photo: NASA/European Space Agency

Scientists have identified 37 active volcanoes on Venus - "the face of the planet is still noisy"

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Impact craters on the surface of Venus. Artificial color image based on radar data. From Wikipedia

It's time to fly to Venus

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Imaging of the Akatsuki probe in the vicinity of Venus. Source: JAXA

The Japanese probe "Akatsuki" entered orbit around Venus, five years after a failed attempt

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The Venus Express spacecraft in its heyday. Figure: European Space Agency

Venus (2) – Venus Express, the end of the journey

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Airbrake maneuver of the Venus Express spacecraft. Figure: European Space Agency

Venus Express - new findings part one

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Venus Express. Figure: European Space Agency

Venus Express - the end? The European Space Agency lost control of the spacecraft

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The orbit of the asteroid Apophis (red) between the orbits of Earth and Venus. From Wikipedia

Russia has plans to launch spacecraft to Mars, Venus and the asteroid Apophis

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Artist's illustration of Venus Expressors performing the air-braking maneuver in Venus' atmosphere in 2014. Figure: ESA-C. Carreau

The Venus Express spacecraft survived a passage through the atmosphere

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The Mariner 2 spacecraft in space. Image: NASA

Project Mariner Chapter 1: Mariner spacecraft launched to Venus

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Rocks and mountains on the planet Venus. A view similar to the one where the landers of some of the Venera spacecraft landed. Image: shutterstock

Venus for the advanced - the Soviet flights to our neighbor in the solar system in the seventies

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Soviet stamp commemorating the Venera 1 mission. Photo: shutterstock

Venus - our closest neighbor and the target of many Soviet flights in the first decade of the space age. Part I

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Earth as seen from Gemini-11's high orbit in 1966. This is what the crew's view might have looked like just before the engine started to take them on a triple close pass mission. Credit: NASA

NASA's Manned Voyage to the Inner Planets - Article by Amy Shira Teitel

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Does Venus still have active volcanoes? Figure: European Space Agency, based on the findings of the Venus Express spacecraft, December 2012

Venus Express - Additional Findings - Part II

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The Venus Express spacecraft. Figure: European Space Agency

Venus Express - Additional Findings - Part I

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The transit of Venus (at the bottom of the sun) as photographed using a 12 inch telescope, a direct photograph into the eyepiece of the telescope and the sun using a filter. The photo was taken from the lobby of the Asher Space Research Institute at the Technion. Photography: Lial Asraf

Observation of the transit of Venus at the Faculty of Space Engineering at the Technion - deluxe astronomical observation

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Venus approaches the Sun before transit on June 6, 2012. Photo: NASA's SOHO spacecraft

Venus approaches the Sun for the transit in the morning

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Double pass: International Space Station and Venus, June 8, 2004. Photo: Thomas Marcuse. From the NASA website

Last chance for a twice-a-century event - the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun

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The monitoring camera of the Venus Express spacecraft in the ultraviolet range (0.365 micrometers) from a distance of about 30 thousand kilometers. Photo: European Space Agency

Venus Express detected ozone in the atmosphere of Venus

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The Japanese spacecraft Akatsuki lost its way to Venus

The Akatsuki spacecraft failed to enter orbit around Venus

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Artist's impression of lightning storms on Venus. Figure: European Space Agency

The lightning storms on Venus are similar to those on Earth

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The monitoring camera of the Venus Express spacecraft in the ultraviolet range (0.365 micrometers) from a distance of about 30 thousand kilometers. Photo: European Space Agency

Did life exist on Venus in the past?

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The Japanese spacecraft Akatsuki, designed to explore the planet Venus. Launched on May 21, 2010. Image: Japanese space agency JAXA

Prof. Yoav Yair from the Open University participates in the analysis of the findings of the Japanese Akotaki spacecraft that was launched to Venus this weekend

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Meeting between Venus and the Moon over the Alps in Austria in 2009. Photo: Tamas Ladani. From NASA's Photo of the Day website, January 2, 2009

Grouping of the moon and Venus, and in some places in the USA also of the space station and the shuttle

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Pictured from top to bottom (not to scale) are the Moon, Venus and an asteroid. These three bodies are prime candidates for NASA's next scientific space mission. The proposed missions are: monitoring Venus' atmosphere and crust, returning samples from a near-Earth asteroid for analysis, or dropping a robotic vehicle into the Moon's south polar basin and returning rock samples from there for examination and analysis on Earth .

NASA has chosen three finalists for scientific missions, one of which will be carried out: to Venus, an asteroid or the moon

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

The solar wind is responsible for the disappearance of water from Venus

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

The celestial trinity - Venus, Jupiter and the Moon came closer

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

The Venus Express spacecraft - interim summary

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Venus settlement in floating cities

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

A key molecule has been found in the atmosphere of Venus

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Venus Express will search for active volcanoes on Venus

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Venus Express began orbiting Venus and transmitted first images

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Venus Express in orbit around Venus

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Venus Express photographed the Earth and the Moon

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Earth's cruel twin

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Venus Express was successfully launched

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

New Venus Express launch date: November 9, 2005

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Venus mission - just before the jump

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

Venus Express is ready for the journey to the launch pad

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