Japan’s Akatsuki mission officially ended in September 2025 after more than a decade of operations and a final year of ...

Venus has long been called a dry, hellish planet veiled in clouds of liquid acid. But new study of old spacecraft data tells a different story—one that’s reshaping what scientists believed they knew ...

Venus’ extreme atmosphere has long prevented direct observation of its surface. A space probe managed to transmit critical ...

Hatsune Miku is being retired. After more than a decade in orbit, Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft has officially gone silent. The mission—designed to study Venus’s atmosphere—was declared complete by JAXA ...

The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details. That soon-to-reenter Cosmos 482 is getting ...

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A spacecraft was en route to Venus when phosphine happened to be spotted. The astronomy community lit up earlier this week with news that hinted at possible signs of life on Venus. Among the most ...

NASA budget decisions may influence its role in ESA’s Envision mission to Venus, with uncertainty surrounding funding, schedules, and continued transatlantic collaboration.

While on a journey to study the sun, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has captured an incredible new view of Venus. The mission, which launched in 2018, is intended to study the sun and reveal some of its ...

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