NASA Odyssey orbiter snapped a first-ever image of a Mars volcano peeking above some clouds before dawn. It’s twice as tall as Earth’s largest volcano ...

Venus, often called Earth's "sister planet," remains one of the most mysterious worlds in our solar system. Covered by a ...

Co-orbital asteroids – space rocks that travel alongside planets without fully orbiting them – are notoriously difficult to ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

Launched in 1989, the Magellan spacecraft mapped most of the surface of Venus over six cycles. The spacecraft studied Venus ...

Among its many mysteries are the planet’s so-called pancake domes—enormous, circular volcanic formations that resemble oversized flapjacks left to cook on Venus’ searing surface. While scientists have ...

How Precious Metals Are Leaking From Earth's Core Contrary to popular belief, the Earth is not very rich in metals, including ...

The discovery was a landmark moment, as evidence of Venus volcanoes helped scientists draw a clearer picture as to what has been happening beneath the surface of the tortured planet, and allows ...

Convection processes beneath Venus' scorched surface may help explain the planet's many volcanoes, a new study reports. Venus, the hottest planet in the solar system, is estimated to have 85,000 ...

In contrast, Venus is a toasty world, with surface temperatures that can hit 870 degrees Fahrenheit. In fact, volcanoes and other surface features on the planet clearly exhibit signs of melting.

Venus — a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes — may be even more geologically active near its surface than previously thought. New calculations by researchers at Washington ...

Venus has probably been dry, both inside and on its surface, for all of its history 1. The planet has no water now, making it inhospitable to life, but is at a distance from the Sun that might ...