New research is focusing on the sulfuric-acid clouds of Venus as a potential abode for life. The new Venus study calls for the start of a new branch of astrobiology and a new branch of organic ...

The debate over the habitability of Venus continues to burn as hot as the planet’s scorching temperatures. Astronomers have found signs of phosphine and other chemicals in the clouds of Venus while ...

A new study has revealed that tectonic activity on Venus may have caused sections of the planet's upper crust to become fragmented into smaller bodies that, over vast swathes of time, barge past each ...

It turns out the clouds of Venus aren't made of the right stuff to support life — so now, scientists are turning to Jupiter instead. Hellish temperatures on the surface of Venus can reach nearly 900 ...

"Venus is a hellish place of high temperatures and crushing air pressure," scientists once said in describing conditions on the second planet from the sun, but apparently its clouds contain the right ...

New experiments may have solved one of Venus' biggest mysteries. Astrochemists have found that iron-bearing minerals are potentially the mysterious ultraviolet-absorbing substance in the clouds that ...

James Webb Telescope: The most ambitious and powerful space observatory ever built is set to launch Researchers believe that there could be potential lifeforms producing ammonia in the clouds of Venus ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last September, scientists reported trace amounts of phosphine gas ...

A few days ago, at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, one of the most important conferences in science, a certain session began with a sharp reminder, akin to a school teacher’s ...

New images and data from ESA’s mission to Venus provide new insights into the turbulent and noxious atmosphere of Earth’s sister planet. What causes violent winds and turbulences? Is the surface ...

Astronomers around the world will take advantage of Tuesday's historic Venus transit to get better at finding and characterizing alien planets. Venus will cross the sun's face from Earth's perspective ...