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 ...

Walking around Venus would be an unbearable experience for several reasons, but one of them is the extreme pressures on the surface. The atmosphere creates air pressure that is over 90 times the air ...

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 ...

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.

Venus is in the spotlight Tuesday (June 5) as it makes a rare pass across the face of the sun. The transit of Venus occurs in pairs more than a century apart. The last Venus transit happened in 2004, ...

A round-up of information about Venus. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Venus is a hot and hellish world and the second planet ...