This is the story of our cosmic neighborhood's front row. We explore the four rocky planets forged in the sun's heat: ...

We’ve heard about terraforming the Moon and Mars as we attempt to colonize space, but what about Venus? Could we live here ...

Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's ...

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

What is the importance of studying explosive volcanism on Venus? This is what a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated ...

Venus, Earth's hostile twin, is growing more unpredictable for upcoming space missions. Extreme heat, crushing pressure, and corrosive clouds already ...

An international team led by researchers from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Hong Kong ...

On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The Mariner 2 ...

On this day in 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 spacecraft made history with a close flyby of Venus, marking a major milestone in the early years of space exploration. The mission became America’s first ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

New findings suggest that diurnal tides, driven by solar heat, are a major contributor to the extreme speeds of Venus's winds.