This composite image was weeks in the making, as Horálek’s two "crossings" happened months apart. Mars traced its path ...

A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth. Venus will align with the sun ...

Venus rotates in the opposite direction to most planets in the Solar System, and it does so incredibly slowly. One full ...

Venus, the second planet from our Sun, vividly demonstrates why the greenhouse effect makes life impossible. With an average surface temperature of roughly 1000º F (500º C) under a toxic atmosphere ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Venus and Mars, planet Earth's two closest neighbors, have been inching ever closer to each other during the month of July. Monday night, they promise to put on a show, appearing at ...

Radar images of the surface of Venus appear to show fresh lava flows, suggesting active volcanoes on the planet. Scientists from Italy's International Research School of Planetary Sciences wrote in an ...

A striking new photo captures a colorful conjunction of Venus and the moon stealing the show in the night sky over Paris — even outshining competition from an iconic illuminated landmark. The ...

This is what it would be like to walk on the surface of Venus. The surface of Venus is comparable to the bottom of Earth’s oceans with one major difference: Venus has the hottest planetary surface in ...

In astrology, Venus is the planet known as the one that controls attraction. Not just romantic ones, but also what drives ...