These space rocks, known as "Venus co-orbital asteroids," are a special class of asteroids that move in lockstep with the planet, sharing its orbit around the sun. To date, only about 20 have been ...

Astronomers are making a surprising breakthrough in the study of Venus, as new simulations suggest there may be a hidden ...

TOKYO — A Japanese probe reached Venus on Tuesday and prepared to enter orbit on a two-year mission that would mark a major milestone for Japan's space program and could shed light on the ...

ESA ground controllers will adjust the probe’s orbit through May 6. Eventually, Venus Express will loop around the planet’s poles at altitudes ranging from 155 miles (250 km) to 41,000 miles ...

This morning, at the end of a 153-day and 400-million km cruise into the inner Solar System beginning with its launch on 9 November 2005, ESA’s Venus Express space probe fired its main engine at ...

Venus was once a planet not too dissimilar to Earth, and if Jupiter hadn’t altered its orbit around the sun, it might have been able to support life, according to researchers.

Venus, the second planet from our Sun, has an average distance from our star of 67 million miles (108 million km). Skip to content Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

Many supposed that, because it is a near neighbor and similar in size to our planet, Venus would be Earth's twin. As late as 1962, ... At the end of their stay in Venus orbit, ...

Japanese scientists say a probe sent on a two-year mission to Venus has failed to enter orbit and may have flown passed the planet. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site ...

Although its continued brightness is perhaps Venus’s most notable feature, it isn’t just the brightest planet we can see from Earth, but rather an extreme, remarkable planet in a number of ways.