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Hold the syrup: Weirdly perfect 'pancakes' on Venus may prove the planet is buckling
By Deepa Jain published
A study suggests that Venus' volcanic "pancake domes" push the planet's crust down, forming bulges toward the surface. This could explain a decades-old mystery.

Venus may be geologically 'alive' after all, NASA reveals
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
New research strengthens the case that Venus, long considered a geologically stagnant world, may be more Earth-like in its internal dynamics than once believed.

See Venus at its 'greatest brilliancy' this week — or wait until Sept. 2026
By Jamie Carter published
Early on April 24, Venus will be at its brightest in the morning sky — just 67 days after it was at its brightest in the evening sky. Here's why.

Venus goes 'new moon' as it passes between Earth and the sun this weekend
By Harry Baker published
As Venus approaches its inferior conjunction, astrophotographers have snapped some striking shots of the crescent planet looking like a giant rainbow in space.

Venus, the 'love planet', will look extra special this Valentine's Day. Here's why.
By Jamie Carter published
In a cosmic coincidence, Venus — the planet named for the Roman goddess of love — will be at its brightest and best on Valentine's Day. Heres where and when to see it.

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe
By Andrew Jones published
Japan has lost contact with its Akatsuki probe, the only spacecraft currently in orbit around Venus.

Molecule responsible for robbing Venus of its water may finally have been identified
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A new water loss mechanism on Venus explains how the planet lost all its water, turning the planet from a potentially habitable world into the parched hellscape we know today.

Venus is leaking carbon and oxygen, and scientists aren't totally sure why
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Observations of Venus taken with the BepiColombo space probe show that our cosmic neighbor is leaking significant amounts of carbon and oxygen from its atmosphere, and researchers can't totally explain why.
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