Envision, which began construction in 2025, will map the atmosphere and geology of Earth's closest neighbor, the fiery Venus.

The Akatsuki spacecraft has finally bid adieu after around a decade of service. Akatsuki was the last active mission at Venus, with its findings producing 178 journal papers, according to Space.com.

Earth’s lone connection to Venus is over. After losing contact a year ago, The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has officially declared the Akatsuki spacecraft dead, ceasing operations ...

Japan ends the Akatsuki mission after more than a decade studying Venusian weather, revealing super-rotation, giant gravity ...

NASA budget decisions may influence its role in ESA’s Envision mission to Venus, with uncertainty surrounding funding, schedules, and continued transatlantic collaboration.

Japan’s Akatsuki mission officially ended in September 2025 after more than a decade of operations and a final year of ...

The ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), which launched in April 2023, has completed another successful flyby aimed at boosting its speed ahead of a Jupiter orbital insertion sometime in 2031.

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

A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth. Venus will align with the sun ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The Mariner 2 ...