Venus News

On September 13, Venus will be visible shining brightly beside the crescent moon at sunset, offering a skywatching opportunity. This celestial event precedes a

Scientists propose that Venus may have once had a moon that was eventually consumed by the planet due to gravitational forces, explaining why Earth's twin lacks

Skywatchers in the United States and parts of Canada observed a rare daytime lunar occultation of Venus on June 17, 2026, where the Moon passed directly in fron

On September 4, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft executed the first-ever rocket maneuver in deep space, performing a mid-course correction to ensure its trajec

NASA's WB-57F aircraft observed a total solar eclipse off the coast of Iceland on August 12, 2026, from 50,000 feet, capturing the solar corona and visible plan

NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has funded 18 futuristic spaceflight ideas with $3.2 million, aiming to foster breakthroughs for future missi

On National Space Day, observed since the success of Chandrayaan-3, India's ambitious space program extends beyond the Moon to include missions to Mars, Venus,

New research suggests that Venus's steep rift valleys could indicate ongoing tectonic activity, offering insights into the planet's geological dynamics.

NASA provides skywatching tips for August 2026, highlighting a total solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower, Venus at its brightest, and a partial lunar eclip

NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has awarded 18 new Phase I grants totaling $3.2 million to support early-stage, visionary ideas for aerospace

Astrophotographer AJ Smadi captured a rare daylight photo of the International Space Station (ISS) passing by Venus on July 18 near Seattle, Washington. Smadi u

Archaeologists have discovered the name of a Maya astronomer who studied the movements of Venus and Mars in AD 781.

Scientists now believe that the Renaissance-era beauty who inspired Botticelli's Venus may have died from a brain rupture caused by rape.

August 12, 2026, is set to be a major skywatching day, featuring a total solar eclipse visible in eastern Greenland, western Iceland, and northern Spain, along

The young crescent moon and Venus will align in the evening twilight on Friday, offering one of the month's prettiest naked-eye celestial sights, visible from l

Venus will offer two easy-to-see sky shows in July, first passing close to Regulus between July 7 and July 12, and then appearing near a waxing crescent moon on