Our planetary neighbor Venus is thought to have once had water, like Earth, but how it became the hellish world it is today has remained a mystery to scientists for decades. Now, however ...

A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) has found why Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor, is so devoid of moisture. The experts delved deep into what they ...

Scientists have identified a water-loss mechanism on Venus that could explain how the once water-rich world became completely parched. In the newly identified process, linked to a previously ...

Venus is thought to have once had a lot of water, though how the water escaped from its atmosphere has puzzled scientists. Our planetary neighbor Venus is thought to have once had water, like Earth, ...

Today, the atmosphere of our neighbor planet Venus is as hot as a pizza oven and drier than the driest desert on Earth – but it wasn’t always that way. Billions of years ago, Venus had as much water ...

Blue planets? Could Venus have had oceans like Earth in the distant past? (Courtesy: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington/NASA/Apollo 17 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Eryn Cangi, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) Today, the ...

NEW DELHI: Venus, often described as Earth's twin due to its similar size and mass, presents a stark contrast to our planet in terms of water content. Scientists have long been intrigued by the ...

The Japanese space agency said it has lost contact with its intrepid Venus spacecraft Akatsuki.