Could a stingray-shaped spacecraft get to the dark side of Venus by flapping its wings? Researchers at the University of Buffalo (UB) are designing a spacecraft shaped like a stingray that could ...

A University at Buffalo aerospace engineering team has invented a stingray-shaped planetary exploration spacecraft that is being backed by NASA in hopes it will eventually fly – to Venus. The ...

Despite being a hellish world, the hot, cloud-enveloped world Venus is a tantalizing target for scientists eager to learn more about its history, evolution and present state. At the forefront of ...

Preface / Larry W. Esposito, Ellen R. Stofan, and Thomas E. Cravens -- Exploring Venus : major scientific issues and directions / Larry W. Esposito, Ellen R. Stofan, and Thomas E. Cravens -- ...

Imagine Earth. Now fill the skies with thick, Sun-obscuring clouds of sulfuric acid; boil off the oceans by cranking up the temperature to 900 degrees Fahrenheit (nearly 500 degrees Celsius), and ...

If the 800-degree heat or crushing atmospheric pressure doesn’t get you, you might want to watch out for spewing plumes of sulfur dioxide and liquid lava flows on your next visit to Venus. We’ve long ...

Venus was recently revealed to hold a biosignature in its atmosphere that may indicate the presence of life in some form. Russia, which previously landed probes on Venus, has declared Venus to be "a ...