The orbit Venus takes around the sun periodically results in a phenomenon astronomers refer to as an inferior conjunction, which occurs when the planet transitions from appearing in the evening ...

Some lucky stargazers could have a double feature of the planet Venus this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the Earth will have an inferior conjunction (closest approach) with Venus, the sixth ...

Since Venus and Mercury are "inferior" planets compared with the Earth — meaning their orbits are closer to the sun, according to NASA — they create inferior conjunctions when swinging between ...

A NASA illustration depicting a volcanic region called the Quetzalpetlatl Corona in Venus’ southern hemisphere. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Peter Rubin Even robots die quickly on Venus.

While its surface is baked and barren today, might Venus once also have been covered by oceans? The answer is no, according to new research that inferred the water content of the planet's interior ...

Today, Venus seems to lack the tectonic activity seen on Earth, but surface features like faults, folds and volcanoes indicate the hellish planet — with intense temperatures hot enough to melt ...

Venus, the second brightest planet after the Sun, symbolizes love, beauty, and passion. It influences relationships and artistic expression. The upcoming Venus Transit in Gemini 2024 will impact ...

But to see molten rock bleed out of a volcano on a different planet would be extraordinary. That is close to what scientists have spotted on Venus: two vast, sinuous lava flows oozing from two ...

They like to refer to Venus as Earth's twin. Martha Gilmore is a proud Venusian and a professor of earth and environmental sciences at Wesleyan University. She says that in the past, our planet ...