Venus
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![Venus in ultraviolet light, as seen by NASA's Pioneer-Venus Orbiter in 1979.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LFFW4bjagi2mwPQC6givTd-320-80.jpg)
Brilliant Venus is putting on a sky show! How to track it for the rest of the year
By Joe Rao published
Venus is the first planet you'll spot these days — maybe even before sunset, if you know where to look in the south-southwest sky.
![Venus as seen by the Galileo spacecraft on Feb. 14, 1990. This image has been colorized with a blue hue to note cloud details.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vMNUkHUiQMpiYK7YvkB8Nc-320-80.jpg)
Life on Venus may never have been possible
By Mike Wall published
Venus may not be such a tantalizing target for alien hunters after all.
![An image of Venus taken by the infrared camera on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency spacecraft Akatsuki on Sept. 5, 2016.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xui4p3LAwUp3ZYvAJgcbiS-320-80.png)
Scientists puzzling out secrets of Venus' 30-year-old 'Giant Dark Cloud'
By Meghan Bartels published
There are many strange things happening on Venus. Among them is a recognizable weather pattern that scientists now realize has persisted in the atmosphere for at least 30 years.
![The European/Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo has taken a selfie with Venus during its close flyby at the planet in August 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A33T9uZ9vuW6ZAb68XvPQf-320-80.jpg)
BepiColombo spacecraft records the sound of solar wind at Venus
By Tereza Pultarova published
The Mercury-bound BepiColombo spacecraft recorded the sound of the solar wind at Venus as it flew just 340 miles above the planet during a maneuver designed to adjust its path.
![An artist impression of Solar Orbiter during its second flyby of Venus, scheduled to take place Aug. 10, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B6JzwHQiD7BD2nVaYoLc6A-320-80.jpg)
All eyes on Venus: 2 spacecraft gear up for close Venus flybys this week
By Kasandra Brabaw last updated
BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter will fly by Venus on Monday (Aug. 9) and Tuesday (Aug. 10), respectively.
![In a new study, researchers have revealed the nighttime weather on Venus for the first time.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/teuYSaoqCLeEt2VCfmNC39-320-80.jpg)
Nighttime weather on Venus revealed for the 1st time
By Chelsea Gohd last updated
What's the weather like at night on Venus? Scientists are finally finding out.
![A computer-generated image of the mountain Mons Maat as seen from Venus' surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tGUf8rD9aguCYVmXE9sGdn-320-80.jpeg)
Strange chemical on Venus may come from volcanoes, not life
By Charles Q. Choi published
A mysterious whiff of an unstable chemical in the skies of Venus may not be a sign of life but the result of explosive volcanic eruptions, a new study finds.
![This image shows a 684-mile-wide (1,100 kilometers) false-color radar view of a lowland region on Venus called Lavinia Planitia. The colors show where Venus' crust, or lithosphere, is divided into structures a bit like Earth's tectonic plates. The purple regions are the blocks, and their divisions are colored in yellow.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uQQJp3N9BAYRoBSkURyy4e-320-80.jpg)
Venus has a gooey flowing mantle jostling crust chunks on its surface
By Doris Elin Urrutia published
Venus may still be geologically active today, which could mean that Earth's planetary sibling is a good place for scientists to learn about early Earth and faraway worlds.
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