Temperatures of 460 degrees Celsius, sulphuric rain and high pressure are the norm on the planet Venus.

The first things they noticed were massive spikes in water at 185𝇈C and 414𝇈C, which were indicative of hydrates such as ...

Imaging data from Japan’s Himawari-8 and -9 meteorological satellites have been successfully used to monitor temporal changes in Venus’ cloud-top temperature, revealing unseen patterns in the ...

Reanalysis of NASA's Pioneer Venus mission data reveals that Earth's twin contains 62% water in hydrated compounds.

Venus is long considered to be similar to Earth in size and gravity, dubbing it “Earth’s twin.” But its extreme temperatures and dense, acidic clouds have set it up as a symbol of planetary extremes.

The Advanced Himawari Imagers measure Venus’ temperature over multiple infrared bands, showing the temporal variation across the period of observation. ©2025 Nishiyama et al. CC-BY-ND ...

We’ve known for quite some time that molten rock gouged enormous tunnels into the surface of the Earth, the Moon, and Mars. In fact, scientists have proposed that the vast lava tubes under the surface ...

In new research published in Science, a team of astronomers report the detection of a surprising substance in a brown dwarf ...

For decades, when people have imagined alien life, their minds have drifted to Mars or distant exoplanets far beyond our […] ...