Dust devils form when the planet’s surface heats up, pushing hot air close to the ground rapidly up through cooler air above.

Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth's inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of ...

A new discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope has given scientists fresh insight into Venus and its potential to host life ...

Abstract: High-resolution, all-weather land surface temperature (LST) data on a global scale are pivotal for accurately reflecting the thermal feedback from the underlying surface. We developed a ...

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

Venus is one of the most extreme and hostile worlds in the solar system, with crushing atmospheric pressure, scorching ...

In new research published in Science, a team of astronomers report the detection of a surprising substance in a brown dwarf known as Wolf 1130C: a chemical called phosphine, which has been the focus ...

The air on Venus is about 96.5% carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas. All that CO2 leads to a runaway greenhouse effect ...

Believe it or not, many astronomers would describe the planet Venus as Earth's “evil twin.” After all, it is the same size, ...

Their huge size is peculiar and has forced scientists to throw out their pet theories on how planetary lava tunnels form.

Forty-three years ago, in March 1982, humanity received its last direct visual postcard from the surface of Venus.

It’s especially puzzling since Venus is a terrestrial world much like Earth, so much so that it’s considered to be our planet ...