If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.

At the end of April, Japan's space agency JAXA lost contact with the last Venus probe Akatsuki (あかつき). India wants to be the next country to launch a Venus orbiter, which is due to happen ...

EnVision aims to improve understanding of Venus’ history and activity, exploring why it evolved so differently from Earth despite their similarities and close proximity. Credit: Thales Alenia ...

A brightening 14%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible in the west sky just after sunset, and shining just a couple of degrees from bright Venus. You can watch them sink together in darkness ...