Something to smile about: Akatsuki has entered orbit around Venus Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft has finally entered orbit around Venus after taking a five-year detour through the solar system. Launched ...

After missing a turn off the interplanetary expressway, a spacecraft has now finished taking the scenic route to Venus. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Akatsuki probe successfully went into ...

Morning skywatchers will get a special treat over the next few weeks as five of the solar system's eight planets will all be visible at once with the naked eye in the chilly, pre-dawn sky, weather ...

After spending the last five years essentially lost in space, the Japanese probe Akatsuki fired up its engines this last weekend in hopes of finally entering the orbit of Venus. Though the craft ...