New experiments may have solved one of Venus' biggest mysteries. Astrochemists have found that iron-bearing minerals are potentially the mysterious ultraviolet-absorbing substance in the clouds that ...

Scientists may be a step closer to discovering the identity of a mystery ingredient in the opaque yellow clouds of Venus, after new computational techniques revealed new chemical reactions in the hot ...

New images taken by instruments on board ESA's Venus Express provide a unique insight into the windy atmosphere of our neighbouring planet and reveal that global patterns at the Venus cloud tops are ...

Venus looks bland and featureless in visible light, but change the filter to ultraviolet, and Earth's twin suddenly looks like a different planet. Dark and light areas stripe the sphere, indicating ...

More than fifty years ago, humanity captured its first close-up photo of its closest planetary neighbor: Venus. Mars, despite occupying the lion’s share of humanity’s attention, is actually millions ...

We explore the dominant modes of variability in the observed albedo at the cloud tops of Venus using the Akatsuki UVI 283-nm and 365-nm observations, which are sensitive to SO2 and unknown UV absorber ...

The planet's reflectivity may be the key. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Venus, long billed as Earth's much hotter twin, holds ...