Explore the visibility of Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn in February 2026. Discover observation dates, locations and details based on Space.com and NASA data.

The mission will also study atmospheric processes such as super-rotation and the presence of trace gases, phenomena that are ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Venus and Mars, planet Earth's two closest neighbors, have been inching ever closer to each other during the month of July. Monday night, they promise to put on a show, appearing at ...

Venus has long been dismissed as a hellish world — crushing pressure, sulfuric acid clouds, and temperatures hot enough to ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is still in the dark about NASA's participation in its Venus exploration mission Envision despite the project's tight deadline, ESA representatives said in a recent ...

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While 2025 was not as grand as 2024 for celestial events, we enjoyed several spectacular highlights. Skies were clear for the entire total lunar eclipse on March 14. The pairing of the two brightest ...

MYSTERY WIRE – Astronomers have found a potential signal of life high in the atmosphere of our nearest neighboring planet, Venus. They caution they aren’t certain yet, calling it hints of bizarre ...

"In about two weeks from now, on or near May 9-10, an unusual uncontrolled reentry will happen." In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran ...