Venus is a pressure cooker with surface temperatures that melt lead. Yet, in the 1970s, the Soviet Union achieved the ...

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 Dec. 24, 1978, Venera 11 landed on Venus. Venera 11 was a robotic mission launched by the Soviet Union to explore Venus ...

What happens to a spacecraft after it lands on Venus? The answer is a story of violent corrosion and crushing pressure. This ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

MAVEN (short for "Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution") has been silent since Dec. 4, despite repeated efforts to hail the spacecraft, NASA announced in an update on Monday (Dec. 15). And a ...

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 ...

This is Wednesday, Dec. 24, the 358th day of 2025 with seven to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, ...

Russia is planning a Moon-based nuclear power plant to support rovers, research stations and future deep-space missions.

The faraway moon has 'a slushy high-pressure ice layer' similar to the melting Arctic that could hide extraterrestrial life.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT: The wait continues for the breakthrough on the U.S.’ effort to score a carveout to Pillar Two.

Pluribus imagines Kepler-22b as an ocean world that sends a gift to humanity through radio waves. In real life, no such ...