When an asteroid strikes, there's typically at least one undeniable outcome: an asteroid mess. The most obvious part of this mess tends to come in the form of a nice and cinematic crater, but there's ...

Venus's upper atmosphere, approximately 60 kilometers above the surface, exhibits conditions more hospitable than the extreme surface, yet features several chemical signatures challenging conventional ...

Venus clouds have captivated Earthlings for decades. They form a dazzling mirror that obscures the planet's surface and, in the 1950s, one Israeli scholar even speculated the clouds may hide a world ...

Scientists have poured cold water on the idea that Venus could once have supported life. The disappointing revelation emerged from the fact it appears water oceans could never have existed on the ...

It turns out the clouds of Venus aren't made of the right stuff to support life — so now, scientists are turning to Jupiter instead. Hellish temperatures on the surface of Venus can reach nearly 900 ...

Venus is often called Earth’s sister planet, a neighboring twin of similar density and size. But the resemblance stops there. As the hottest planet in our solar system, the choking Venusian atmosphere ...

Is there microbial life floating around in the clouds of Venus? Scientists have long pondered this question and soon we may get some answers. A new report outlines the Venus Life Finder Missions, ...

What drives us to send probes throughout the solar system and rovers and landers to Mars? It's not cheap, and it's not easy. It's because we live inside a big, natural puzzle, and we want to ...

Venus' clouds have weird chemistry, which some suggest could potentially prove life on the second planet near the sun. But a recent analysis of the clouds of Venus claims otherwise. IN SPACE - JUNE 6: ...