MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is one of only three NASA missions currently in operation around Mars, and one ...

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 ...

On this day in 1962, NASA’s Mariner 2 spacecraft made history with a close flyby of Venus, marking a major milestone in the early years of space exploration. The mission became America’s first ...

Venus, Earth's hostile twin, is growing more unpredictable for upcoming space missions. Extreme heat, crushing pressure, and corrosive clouds already ...

What is the importance of studying explosive volcanism on Venus? This is what a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...

A new study finally uncovers what powers Venus's super-fast winds. Scientists found that a daily thermal tide—created by the Sun's heating—pushes momentum toward the cloud tops, driving the planet's ...

ESA will have 3.787 billion Euros ($4.39 billion) for its science project in the coming budgetary period, up 600 million ...

Explore the challenges and possibilities if humans colonized the planet Venus. Trump admin reacts after James Comey, Letitia James Cases dismissed Australian senator wears burqa after move to block ...

The world's most expensive infrared spectrometer - the James Webb Space Telescope - is unearthing extraordinary exoplanet ...