Sometimes, the best innovative ideas come from synthesizing two previous ones. We've reported before on the idea of having a ...

A Soviet postage stamp celebrates Venera 8, a mission to explore Venus that launched on March 27, 1972. Another spacecraft that launched four days later didn't make it out of Earth's orbit. A Cold War ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 24, 1978, Venera 11 landed on Venus. Venera 11 was a robotic mission launched by the Soviet Union to explore Venus along ...

Planet Venus is one of the most fascinating places in the solar system, and the one most easily recognizable in the night sky. The true twin of planet Earth (no, it's not Mars), Venus has more things ...

Venus, long called Earth's 'evil twin' for its toxic clouds and crushing heat, is drawing fresh global attention. After decades of neglect, five major missions from NASA, ESA, ISRO and Roscosmos are ...

Santa Monica College’s John Drescher Planetarium continues its Friday evening events in winter 2022 with free, live virtual shows presented online at smc.edu/planetarium. The season’s shows will ...

NASA's Langley Research Center proposes exploring Venus with an airship first before mankind sets foot on Mars. It's not as crazy as it sounds. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

Three missions from Earth are currently headed to Mars. But some scientists are saying it's time to go to Venus, despite all the challenges in... Planetary Scientists Say It's Time To Explore Venus ...