NASA announced today that it has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s closest planetary neighbor. The goals of the missions, named DAVINCI+ (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, ...

A NASA spacecraft has captured never-before-seen images of Venus, providing stunning views of the hellishly hot surface of the second rock from the sun. Appearing radiant against the cosmic backdrop, ...

After more than 30 years away, NASA is going back to a place its administrator describes as a “hot, hellish, unforgiving” world. “These two sister missions both aim to understand how Venus became an ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A view of Venus taken by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft in 1996. A new look at Magellan data has ...

NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbor, after decades of exploring other worlds.The space agency's new administrator, Bill Nelson, announced two new ...

Earth’s evil twin, here we come. NASA’s next two missions, named DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, are heading to Venus, administrator Bill Nelson announced at a news conference June 2. “These two sister missions ...