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An artist impression of Solar Orbiter during its second flyby of Venus, scheduled to take place Aug. 10, 2021.

All eyes on Venus: 2 spacecraft gear up for close Venus flybys this week

By Kasandra Brabaw last updated

BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter will fly by Venus on Monday (Aug. 9) and Tuesday (Aug. 10), respectively.

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In a new study, researchers have revealed the nighttime weather on Venus for the first time.

Nighttime weather on Venus revealed for the 1st time

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

What's the weather like at night on Venus? Scientists are finally finding out.

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A computer-generated image of the mountain Mons Maat as seen from Venus' surface.

Strange chemical on Venus may come from volcanoes, not life

By Charles Q. Choi published

A mysterious whiff of an unstable chemical in the skies of Venus may not be a sign of life but the result of explosive volcanic eruptions, a new study finds.

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This image shows a 684-mile-wide (1,100 kilometers) false-color radar view of a lowland region on Venus called Lavinia Planitia. The colors show where Venus' crust, or lithosphere, is divided into structures a bit like Earth's tectonic plates. The purple regions are the blocks, and their divisions are colored in yellow.

Venus has a gooey flowing mantle jostling crust chunks on its surface

By Doris Elin Urrutia published

Venus may still be geologically active today, which could mean that Earth's planetary sibling is a good place for scientists to learn about early Earth and faraway worlds.

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An artist's depiction of Earth, Venus and ESA's EnVision spacecraft.

Venus wins stunning 3rd new mission, this time from Europe

By Meghan Bartels published

Venus scientists have long complained that their target wasn't getting its due in robotic investigators. Now, a third new mission to Earth's mysterious twin has been announced in just over a week.

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NASA announced in June 2021 that it will launch two missions to Venus in the 2028-2030 timeframe.

Why Venus is back in the exploration limelight

By Mike Wall published

We may be witnessing the start of a bona fide Venus exploration campaign.

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Venus is swathed in a thick atmosphere that is difficult for scientists to peer through.

NASA will launch 2 new missions to Venus by 2030 to return to Earth's hellish twin

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA will send two new missions to Venus to learn more about how the planet's hellish atmosphere turned so hostile over its history.

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Venus will spend all of May parked low in the northwestern post-sunset sky.

The bright 'evening star' Venus returns to the night sky this month

By Joe Rao published

You might have been wondering where the most brilliant of all the planets has been in recent months.

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Venus is swathed in a thick atmosphere that is difficult for scientists to peer through.

How long is a day on Venus? It's always changing, new study reveals

By Meghan Bartels published

Astronomers have long struggled to pin down how long a day lasts on Venus, but new research suggests the difficulty stems not from flawed measurements but from real variations in the planet's spin.

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A comparison of Venus and Earth.

Ancient Earth had a thick, toxic atmosphere like Venus — until it cooled off and became liveable

By Antony Burnham, Hugh O'Neill published

Earth is the only planet we know contains life. Is our planet special?

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