Venus spins slowly, yet its upper atmosphere races around the planet in just a few days, driving hurricane‑force winds that have puzzled scientists for decades. Researchers now argue they have ...

A strange, gargantuan wall of acid-filled clouds on our neighboring planet Venus has been spotted by a hobbyist astronomer. This structure, known as the Venus Cloud Discontinuity, is around 5,000 ...

Scientists have spotted two gases in Venus's atmosphere that may be the fingerprints of life on our hostile neighbor. Phosphine gas and ammonia gas have been detected in the planet's thick, hot ...

Planetary scientists may have discovered why Venus has 100,000 times less water than Earth. Venus is Earth’s sister planet. They’re of similar size, and they’re both in our sun’s “habitable zone,” ...

Venus is a planet similar in structure and size to Earth, but with a thick atmosphere of toxic sulfuric acid clouds. These clouds completely shroud Venus, creating a greenhouse effect that heats the ...

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The secret lies in the ratio of two specific elements. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have observed something ...