Vast, quasi-circular features on Venus's surface may reveal that the planet has ongoing tectonics, according to new research based on data gathered more than 30 years ago by NASA's Magellan mission.

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The images of the vent represent the first direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity on the surface of Venus, according to the researche When scientists recently took a closer look at ...

It was the first interplanetary space launch by the United States in 11 years. Magellan, the fifth U.S. trip to Venus, launched from the space shuttle on May 4, 1989, on a mission to map the surface ...