From its scorching temperatures to its oddball rotation, there's a lot to learn about the second planet from the sun.

Convection processes beneath Venus' scorched surface may help explain the planet's many volcanoes, a new study reports.

Venus, often referred to as Earth’s “twin” due to its similar size and proximity, has long been dismissed as a potential ...

NASA’s boldest plan yet to find alien life in our solar system targets the most unlikely place: Venus. With its scorching ...

Scientists have long debated whether Venus might be volcanically active. In the early 1990s, cloud-penetrating radar on the Magellan orbiter revealed a surface studded with volcano-like mountains.

Volcanoes on Venus reveal the planet probably never had an ocean, dashing hopes for ancient life A new study shows Venus likely had a bleak, uninhabitable past ...

Volcanoes, however, are a lot more likely. One reason is that they’re known sources of SO2, at least on Earth. Another is that Venus is peppered with them — hundreds upon hundreds of volcanic ...

Venus — a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes — may be even more geologically active near its surface than previously thought. New calculations by researchers at ...

A fragment of the failed Soviet Venus probe Cosmos 482 is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere around May 10, though experts say the exact timing and location remain uncertain.

Venus is home to volcanoes that have been active in the recent past, according to some new imagery obtained by an ESA probe. Read the whole story ...