Venus and Earth share some atmospheric quirks – but how did Venus get so unbearably hot, while Earth is mild and temperate?

Venus pairs up with Regulus on July 9 before meeting a slender crescent moon on July 17.

From July 9 until Aug. 6, Venus in Virgo asks us to take a closer look at what we’re giving, receiving and whether our ...

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As an Earth-sized rocky planet with a 1,000-degree-Fahrenheit surface temperature, Venus has long been dubbed our planet’s evil twin – a familial relationship emboldened by the common assumption that ...

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Now shining at magnitude –4.1, Venus continues to dominate the western sky after sunset. Still some 15° high an hour after the Sun has disappeared, the bright planet sits beneath the backwards ...

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 ...