Latest about Venus
Venus' atmosphere: Composition, clouds and weather
Reference The atmosphere of Venus is thick with clouds of carbon dioxide and has led to an extreme version of the same greenhouse effect currently causing climate change on Earth.
Alien life could thrive in Venus' acidic clouds, new study hints
A new study has found that amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — remain stable in concentrated sulfuric acid, the stuff that Venus' clouds are made of.
1st private mission to Venus will search for alien life in clouds of sulfuric acid
The first-ever private mission Venus is slated to launch in 2025. and aims to search for signs of life in its clouds by detecting organic chemistry.
Between Venus' atmospheric currents, a layer of reactive oxygen
Scientists found atomic oxygen buried between two dominant currents in the hellish planet's atmosphere.
See bright Venus and the crescent moon light up the early morning sky on Nov. 9
The two brightest objects in the night sky — dazzling Venus and a lovely waning crescent moon — will be the chief celestial attraction in the predawn sky on Thursday, Nov. 9.
If Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics in its distant past, did it have life too?
New research suggests the solar system's hottest planet, Venus, could have had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, opening up the possibility that this hellish once hosted life.
'Lightning' on Venus may not be lightning at all, Parker Solar Probe finds
For years, experts haven't agreed on whether Venus' lightning is truly lightning. New data from NASA's sun-kissing spacecraft may have settled the debate.
'Lightning' on Venus is actually meteors burning up in planet's atmosphere, study says
Tiny meteors burning up in Venus' atmosphere cause light flashes that have long been interpreted as lightning bolts, according to new research.
