Venus's reputation as a cautionary tale of an Earth Gone Bad may have been somewhat exaggerated. We've thought that, before it became the toxic hellscape we know today, Venus could have once been ...

Venus’s upper atmosphere, with Earthlike gravity and pressure, may allow feasible floating habitats even as its surface ...

Despite the hopes of both astronomers and sci-fi fans alike, Venus may never have been habitable to life. This is the conclusion of a new study out of the University of Cambridge, which has been ...

Although humans have explored the Moon and sent probes to Mars and Venus, terraforming any of them with today’s technology ...

Scientists have given a stark warning to anyone hoping that Venus might once have been home to alien life: stop. For decades, astronomers have speculated that our closest neighbour might once have ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface. Venus, our closest planetary neighbor, is sometimes called Earth's twin based on their similar size and ...

Mars may have hosted life billions of years ago, a possibility that has long intrigued scientists. Now, new evidence suggests the planet was habitable for even longer than previously thought, due to ...

There's something big missing from our solar system — and that may be a good thing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Planetary ...

Mars' distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite, which only forms in the presence of cool water, a new study claims. Ferrihydrite also forms at a lower temperature than other minerals ...