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![A giant coronal mass ejection burst from the sun toward Venus on Monday (Sept. 5)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBr73MDcDG2Rize46ZHcrP-320-80.gif)
2nd huge eruption from the sun hammers Venus
By Tereza Pultarova published
Venus is being hammered by wild space weather this week after a giant sunspot, not visible from Earth, expelled an enormous plasma burst toward the scorching-hot planet.
![Venus, as seen here by the Magellan spacecraft and the Pioneer Venus Orbiter, will be in conjunction with the faint star Regulus on Labor Day, September 5, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5d4wHYbueMfZRjZQF6fsiQ-320-80.jpeg)
See Venus pair up with Regulus on Monday (Sept. 5)
By Robert Lea published
The brightest planet in the night sky, Venus, will appear by the brightest star of the constellation Leo, Regulus , on and around Labor Day (Sept. 5).
![Rocket Lab plans to launch a private mission to probe Venus' clouds.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3EsexdeT6eCew8qDHT6pib-320-80.jpg)
Rocket Lab planning to launch private Venus mission in May 2023
By Leonard David last updated
Rocket Lab aims to send a probe to Venus soon, and a new paper lays out the details of the ambitious mission.
![The day side of Venus covered in clouds as seen by Akatsuki](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uq3duqeiWqg9QEVAVsj5Xh-320-80.jpg)
A mystery of sulfur clouds of Venus may be solved by new computer model
By Andrew Jones published
Scientists using new computational methods have come up with a new insight into the potential workings of the complex atmosphere of Venus.
![ESA's next Venus orbiter was announced on June 12, 2021. ESA hopes to launch EnVision to Venus in the early 2030s.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c9KvMpjj7Dx8DTMi5LHfFB-320-80.jpg)
Europe's new Venus probe will have to survive months-long scorching 'aerobrake' procedure
By Tereza Pultarova published
Europe's planned Venus exploration mission will depend on a challenging aerobraking procedure to lower its orbit, which will test the thermal resiliency of its materials to the limits.
![venus surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WGZhSAHgLxzw8PUajXJNCR-320-80.jpg)
China's proposed Venus mission would investigate the planet's atmosphere and geology
By Andrew Jones published
If selected, a proposed Chinese mission to Venus could launch in 2026 and arrive at the scorching planet in 2027.
![Venus Aerospace Stargazer Hypersonic Plane Concept](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A454Hv2HA54ktS7Hsiyinb-320-80.jpg)
Venus Aerospace unveils its new dart-like Mach 9 hypersonic plane design
By Jeff Spry last updated
Venus Aerospace has recently released design images of its new Mach 9 aircraft concept.
![Graphic showing Venus and the Pleiades sharing the same binocular field of view.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TbGotxkWUdPz2DvLMqWRDV-320-80.jpg)
Spot Venus near the Pleiades in the predawn sky on Thursday
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Look up! Venus will pass the Pleiades in the predawn sky on Thursday. The encounter will be visible with a pair of binoculars.
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