This structure, known as the Venus Cloud Discontinuity, is around 5,000 miles long, cutting across Venus' equator, and hovers about 30 and 35 miles above the surface.

When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images taken of the surface of Venus by the NASA Magellan spacecraft, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth ...

Most missions have observed Venus from afar, as the planet's climate is hot enough to melt lead. Take a look at some of the best images ever captured of the "evil twin" planet.

The geological changes Herrick found occurred in Atla Regio, a vast highland region near Venus’ equator that hosts two of the planet’s largest volcanoes, Ozza Mons and Maat Mons.

Owing to similarity in size, mass and composition, Venus is sometimes called Earth's sister planet. With an equatorial circumference of 38,025 kilometres and radius of 6,052 kilometres, Venus is only ...

Venus and Earth are nearly the same size and were showered with equal ... The findings build on last year's historic discovery of an altered vent of the volcano Maat Mons near Venus' equator, ...

Venus has the most volcanoes of any planet in the solar system, ... Herrick spotted the evidence in Atla Regio, a vast highland near Venus’ equator with volcanoes Ozza Mons and Maat Mons.

Astronomers are full of facts about far-distant stars, but they know almost nothing about Venus, the earth's nearest (26 million miles) planetary neighbor. Its size, density and period of rotation ...

This structure, known as the Venus Cloud Discontinuity, is around 5,000 miles long, cutting across Venus' equator, and hovers about 30 and 35 miles above the surface.