Venus has received less scientific attention than Mars, Earth’s other planetary next-door neighbor and other solar system destinations. “I don’t think that Venus would be more difficult to ...

If true, it makes Venus unique in the solar system. Mercury, the Moon, and Mars all had volcanism early in their histories, but the activity died some 3 billion years ago.

Venus has no known moons, which makes it nearly unique in our solar system. The only other designated planet without moons is Mercury , which is quite close to the sun.

Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system due to its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere, trapping heat as part of a runaway greenhouse effect. To stream 13News Now on your phone, you need the ...

Scientists have spotted possible signs of life on multiple worlds beyond Earth. Venus isn't the only world beyond Earth where scientists have gotten a possible whiff of life. Researchers announced ...

Recent research has raised the tantalizing prospect that our Solar System, in which we thought we were alone, may be dotted with diverse, and deeply weird, homes for life.

Discover interesting facts about the sun, the solar system's central star that supports all life on Earth.

Venus may be a (slightly) gentler place than some scientists give it credit for. In new research, space physicists at CU Boulder have jumped into a surprisingly long-running debate in solar system ...

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars should be visible an hour after sunset on Saturday. Skip to content. ... “We’re seeing them along the plane of the solar system (across) the sky,” Hunt said.