Venus, often called Earth's "sister planet," remains one of the most mysterious worlds in our solar system. Covered by a ...

The mountains may have formed as portions of the crust pushed together, forcing the rock between them upward. The average surface temperature on Venus is more than 850 degrees, and atmospheric ...

Here’s how it works. The mountains in Venus' Aphrodite Terra region may prompt the strange weather patterns observed in the thick cloud layer near the top of the planet's insufferable atmosphere ...

Radar image of Venus' Ovda highlands region. The bright areas are highland plateaus, and the curious dark spots are mysterious areas at the highest elevations. Exotic metallic frost and crusts ...

For years, scientists have been unable to agree on the length of a day on Venus, but one new study might put an end to this confusion. The planet Venus rotates very slowly, with a single ...

Analysis shows that the waves are mostly found at high northern latitudes, particularly above Ishtar Terra, a continent-sized region that includes the highest mountains on the planet. Venus is a ...

The mountains in Venus' Aphrodite Terra region may prompt the strange weather patterns observed in the thick cloud layer near the top of the planet's insufferable atmosphere, new research shows.

The highlands of Venus are covered by a heavy metal "frost", say planetary scientists from Washington University. Because it is hot enough to melt lead at the surface, metals vaporise and condense at ...

The research supports the argument that Venus’ tectonics are active today, he says. What’s more, the demonstrated ability of computer simulations to predict what spacecraft may observe will be a boon ...

A mysterious bow-shaped "gravity" cloud that hovers over mountains on Venus could speed up the planet's day by a couple of minutes, according to a study. We don't know exactly how long it takes ...

For years, scientists have been unable to agree on the length of a day on Venus, but one new study might put an end to this confusion. The planet Venus rotates very slowly, with a single ...