While Mars continues to capture global imagination as the future of human colonization, few realize that Venus is actually ...

Welcome to this fascinating exploration of one of the most enigmatic planets in our solar system ,Venus. Often overshadowed by Mars in discussions about space colonization, Venus holds surprising ...

The future of Venus exploration could definitely change, too, with more precautions needed when sending spacecraft there. “It’s time to prioritize Venus. ...

Venus is a mystery. The first thing to understand about Venus is how little we know about the place, and how many open questions remain. We don’t have a timeline of the planet’s geological ...

NASA eyes stunning airship concept to explore Venus. NASA is considering an airship-style vehicle concept for Venus exploration. They are eyeing designs that could support a 30-day crewed mission ...

Venus fell off the exploration map for several reasons. Although it’s Earth’s closest planetary neighbor — 25.7 million miles away, ...

The exploration of Planet 2. The Venus-as-a-wet-world view is just a hypothesis: Planetary scientists don’t know what caused Venus to differ so much from Earth, nor even if the two planets ...

Finding Venus-proof materials. The atomic oxygen can oxidize metals, but it’s even worse for polymers. ... How NASA’s astronaut class of 1978 changed the face of space exploration ...

Venera 8 was one of a pair of Venus atmospheric lander probes designed for the spring 1972 launch window. The other mission, Kosmos-482, failed to leave Earth orbit.