Venus is in the spotlight Tuesday (June 5) as it makes a rare pass across the face of the sun. The transit of Venus occurs in pairs more than a century apart. The last Venus transit happened in 2004, ...

VENUS is one of our closest neighbours – but it’s very unlike Earth. In fact, you’d be instantly killed if you ever set foot on the planet. Here’s some of the key info you need to know. Venus is lots ...

Venus was the goddess of beauty in ancient Rome and her brightly shining planetary namesake lives up to that hype. When Venus is in the evening sky, you notice her. When she is in the predawn sky, you ...

Venus is in the spotlight Tuesday as it makes a rare pass across the face of the sun. The transit of Venus occurs in pairs more than a century apart. The last Venus transit happened in 2004, making ...

Walking around Venus would be an unbearable experience for several reasons, but one of them is the extreme pressures on the surface. The atmosphere creates air pressure that is over 90 times the air ...

The howling, hurricane-force winds of Venus are blowing even faster lately, and scientists aren't sure why. Average cloud-top wind speeds on Venus rose 33 percent between 2006 and 2012, jumping from ...