NASA Deep Atmosphere of Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging” (DAVINCI) will launch to Venus in 2029 ...

Conditions on Venus's surface have largely remained a mystery for decades. Carl Sagan famously pointed out that people were ...

The ESCAPADE mission, short for Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, is the first dual-satellite mission to another planet. Two identical spacecraft will orbit in formation to ...

The ESCAPADE mission, short for Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, is the first dual-satellite mission to ...

In 2005, the Cassini spacecraft discovered striking tectonic faults at the south pole known as 'tiger stripes' (bottom right), which allow water from the inner ocean to escape. Analysis found that ...

On Nov. 7, Venus will square Pluto, creating friction around themes of love, loyalty and trust. Discover what this means for ...

Mars is about to receive a double dose of attention. This weekend, a pair of identical NASA satellites will launch together ...

Victoria Auerbach is a fifth-year PhD candidate studying geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

In a stunning moment of space history, a Soviet probe sent back the first-ever close-up images of Venus' mysterious surface.

For just the fourth time ever, play was scheduled for Middle Sunday, a day meant for rest and relaxation. The last time balls were struck on this sacred and very respected day was back in 2004. To put ...

Astronomers are watching the Taurid Resonant Swarm. This debris field could bring bright meteors and potentially destructive ...

Five global space agencies are preparing landmark missions to explore Venus—Earth's fiery twin—unlocking secrets about its ...