A new study suggests that a once-daily atmospheric tidal cycle may be a bigger driver of rapid Venusian winds than previously ...

A new study finally uncovers what powers Venus's super-fast winds. Scientists found that a daily thermal tide—created by the ...

Venus clouds have captivated Earthlings for decades. They form a dazzling mirror that obscures the planet's surface and, in the 1950s, one Israeli scholar even speculated the clouds may hide a world ...

Four years ago, the unexpected discovery in the clouds of Venus of a gas that on Earth signifies life — phosphine — faced controversy, earning rebukes in subsequent observations that failed to match ...

New research is focusing on the sulfuric-acid clouds of Venus as a potential abode for life. The new Venus study calls for the start of a new branch of astrobiology and a new branch of organic ...

There's something weird going on in the clouds of Venus. Scientists have known this for decades and have long been interested in studying the planet's atmosphere. Whereas the surface of Venus is a ...

Venus' clouds absorb ultraviolet light, but the reason why is unknown. Early telescopic observations revealed dark markings on Venus, initially misinterpreted. Ultraviolet photography revealed details ...

Venus has long been called a dry, hellish planet veiled in clouds of liquid acid. But new study of old spacecraft data tells a different story—one that’s reshaping what scientists believed they knew ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A new study is throwing cold water on the possibility of life in the clouds of Venus. Scientists from Europe and the U.S. reported Monday there isn’t nearly enough water vapor ...

Venus, with its fiery surface and rapid atmospheric rotation, has always been a subject of fascination for scientists. Recent ...

Venus' clouds have weird chemistry, which some suggest could potentially prove life on the second planet near the sun. But a recent analysis of the clouds of Venus claims otherwise. IN SPACE - JUNE 6: ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new study is throwing cold water on the possibility of life in the clouds of Venus. Scientists from Europe and the U.S. reported Monday there isn’t nearly enough water vapor ...