A Hidden Tunnel on Venus Is Raising an Uncomfortable Question About the Planet’s “Dead” SurfaceNew research suggests Venus may be more geologically active than previously believed. Radar signals have revealed a massive underground lav...
21 Mar, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Rare Six‑Planet Parade in February 2026: How and when to watch the celestial spectacleSkywatchers have a rare opportunity to witness a rare six-planet alignment on February 28, 2026. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, a...
20 Feb, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
Venus-Jupiter conjunction: How to catch Venus and Jupiter’s brief embrace before they drift apartVenus-Jupiter conjunction: Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets in our skies, came within a degree of each other on 12 August, creating...
12 Aug, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
Earth’s ‘twin’ is not dead but very much ‘alive’; NASA's latest discovery explainedNASA's recent analysis of Magellan spacecraft data suggests Venus may possess a dynamic surface, challenging the long-held belief of a stat...
11 May, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
Soviet spacecraft bound for Venus got stuck in Earth's orbit for 50 years and now threatens usKosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft from 1972, is returning to Earth. The mission to Venus failed, trapping the spacecraft in Earth's orbit. No...
06 May, 2025, 01.17 PM IST
Venus passes between Earth and Sun this weekend. But don't watch itVenus will pass between Earth and the sun on Saturday during an inferior conjunction. This event, tough to spot without special tools, occu...
20 Mar, 2025, 09.33 PM IST
NASA’s retiring top scientist says we can terraform Mars and maybe Venus, tooOver the past four decades, which includes 12 years as the director of NASA’s planetary science division and the past three years as its ch...
03 Jan, 2022, 08.41 AM IST
Nasa has announced two missions to Venus by 2030: Here's why that's excitingIn the latest announcement from Nasa's solar system exploration programme, two missions have been given the go-ahead - and they're both bou...
06 Jun, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
NASA gets ready to head to Venus - first time in decades - with two new missionsVenus has lately received less scientific attention than Mars.
03 Jun, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
How long is the solar system's longest day? Venus has the answerThe study also measured the tilt of the Venusian axis and size of the planet's core, allowing for a deeper understanding of an enigmatic wo...
03 May, 2021, 11.02 PM IST
The rocky road to Venus: NASA joins forces with HeroX to crowdsource obstacle-avoidance sensors; announces reward of $30,000The temperature on Venus is upwards of 425 degree Celsius.
19 Feb, 2020, 05.33 PM IST
- NASA to send probe to Titan or a comet by 2025
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) NASA has picked two concepts for a solar system mission planned to launch in the mid-2020s -- a comet sample retu...
21 Dec, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
- This exoplanet may have atmospheric ingredients similar to Earth's
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) Twice as big as Earth, the exoplanet 55 Cancri e likely has an atmosphere thicker than Earth's but with ingredien...
17 Nov, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
Venus mission: ISRO invites proposals for space experimentsThough no time-frame has been set by the ISRO for the ambitious mission, indications are that the Indian Venusian orbiter mission may not h...
24 Apr, 2017, 07.19 PM IST
Strong 'electric wind' removed water components from Venus' atmosphere: studyScientists discovered electric field is so strong that it can accelerate the heavy electrically charged component of water-oxygen to speed ...
21 Jun, 2016, 03.17 PM IST
Five projects on shortlist for NASA's next planetary missionThe NASA Discovery Program is sorting through suggestions for the agency's next spaceflight investigation. NASA released a shortlist of jus...
01 Oct, 2015, 02.31 PM IST
NASA plans airships, floating city for manned Venus missionNASA's High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC) mission aims to explore the atmosphere of Venus instead of exploring the surface.
21 Dec, 2014, 02.08 PM IST