Venus’ extreme atmosphere has long prevented direct observation of its surface. A space probe managed to transmit critical ...

Earth’s lone connection to Venus is over. After losing contact a year ago, The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has officially declared the Akatsuki spacecraft dead, ceasing operations ...

Envision, which began construction in 2025, will map the atmosphere and geology of Earth's closest neighbor, the fiery Venus.

Aug. 27 (UPI) --The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is ready for a planned flyby of Venus on Sunday after the agency fixed its communications system. ESA officials commonly refer to ...

NASA budget decisions may influence its role in ESA’s Envision mission to Venus, with uncertainty surrounding funding, schedules, and continued transatlantic collaboration.

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin." The NASA Magellan spacecraft ...

After a year of attempting contact, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Tuesday that its Akatsuki Venus climate orbiter spacecraft has died and is no longer responsive. This was ...

The ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), which launched in April 2023, has completed another successful flyby aimed at boosting its speed ahead of a Jupiter orbital insertion sometime in 2031.

On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The Mariner 2 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral on August 27, 1962, and It ...