Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Two of the solar system’s most captivating planets will ...

Venus is packed with surprises and is one of the most fascinating planets in our solar system. Because of the similar size and structure, it is often referred to as Earth's twin. But, in reality, it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Look west-northwest after sunset on Thursday, April 23, to ...

Like Earth, our Twin planet Venus’s origins began around 4.5 billion years ago, in a gyrating cloud of dust, rock and rubble. In many ways, the two planets are similar—in size, density and gravity.

Banner image: Illustration of what Venus may have looked like billions of years ago with water, left, and what Venus looks like today, right. (Credits: NASA; NASA/JPL-Caltech) Planetary scientists at ...

June's night sky delivers several must-see events, starting with a close encounter between Venus and Jupiter after sunset. Mercury joins the pair to form a rare three-planet lineup, while the Moon ...

Venus has always been a mysterious planet, largely due to its extreme conditions. It’s a world where temperatures are high enough to melt lead, and its thick, toxic clouds have long been thought to be ...

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin." The NASA Magellan spacecraft ...

Venus was the goddess of beauty in ancient Rome and her brightly shining planetary namesake lives up to that hype. When Venus is in the evening sky, you notice her. When she is in the predawn sky, you ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. According to NASA, their Pioneer Venus mission reached Venus back in 1978 and the craft discovered that Venus showed signs of past oceans on its surface.