Future missions to Venus could also supply additional data on the density and temperature of the planet's crust, which could ...

Chief among those things that still need exploring are the other planets within our solar system. Sure, we have pictures of Mars, but what about photos of Venus’ surface? How much have we ...

The first private spacecraft mission to Venus will combat the planet's hellish conditions with the aid of a novel woven heat ...

The individual images were captured between 6:30 ... Under the right circumstances, five planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn — will be visible to the naked eye over the next ...

Astronomers using the mighty James Webb Space Telescope have captured direct images of four planets in a star system 130 light years from Earth — an astonishingly eagle-eyed feat of cosmic photography ...

The relative size of the inner planets of our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

Since Venus and Mercury are "inferior" planets compared with the Earth — meaning their orbits are closer to the sun, according to NASA — they create inferior conjunctions when swinging between ...

The two innermost planets, Venus and Mercury, will shine together low in the western sky at sunset on March 10. Here's how to get the best view before they disappear.