Future missions to Venus could also supply additional data on the density and temperature of the planet's crust, which could ...

Venus may be far more geologically alive than anyone expected. New research suggests its outer crust could be churning with ...

It was a beautiful summer evening in Western Colorado. The Sun had just set and our bright sister planet was just starting to ...

Venus—a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes—may be even more geologically active near its surface than previously thought. New calculations by researchers at Washington University in ...

Venus, however, is a different story. Its crust is thicker—anywhere from 30 to 90 kilometers—and its surface is extremely hot ...

Convection processes beneath Venus' scorched surface may help explain ... which exhibits polygonal surface features resembling plate boundaries on Earth, according to the statement.

Venus could make a brief appearance this weekend as it passes between the Earth and the sun. Just be warned: It won't be easy to spot in the sun's glow, according to astronomers. The orbit Venus ...

It could be two planets, or a planet and the sun. An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. Such an alignment happens about every 19 months because ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. The moment of conjunction will happen at around 9 p.m. EDT, but don't plan on seeing the linkup.

NEW YORK — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. But don't plan on seeing the linkup. The sight is extremely difficult to spot ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. But don't plan on seeing the linkup. The sight is extremely difficult to spot ...