Venus, often called Earth’s twin, has long fascinated scientists with its extreme conditions. Despite being similar in size ...

Venus and Earth formed at the same time and share similar size and composition. Yet Venus is cloaked in carbon dioxide, with temperatures hot enough to melt lead.

A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...

Richard Ghail, a Professor of Earth Sciences, highlights Venus's relevance to understanding Earth-sized planets and their ...

A team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) compared the early impact histories of Venus and Earth, discovering that Venus experienced higher-energy impacts, resulting in an overheated core.

A team of scientists has investigated how Earth’s twin became so inhospitable, and whether the same will happen to our planet ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely visible in the sky.