A focus of early exploration. Venus has been in the limelight before. The Soviet Union targeted the planet frequently from the 1960s through the mid-1980s with its Venera and Vega programs ...

The future of Venus exploration could definitely change, too, with more precautions needed when sending spacecraft there. “It’s time to prioritize Venus.” Skip to main content ...

He’s a NASA planetary exploration engineer, currently working on a landsailing Venus rover (opens in a new tab), as well as the author of The Sultan of the Clouds (opens in a new tab), an award ...

Space exploration often focuses on Mars, but Venus, our closest neighbor, holds many mysteries. Its surface is a true hell, but its atmosphere, at a certain altitude, offers more temperate conditions.

NASA eyes stunning airship concept to explore Venus. NASA is considering an airship-style vehicle concept for Venus exploration. They are eyeing designs that could support a 30-day crewed mission ...

Venus is a mystery. The first thing to understand about Venus is how little we know about the place, and how many open questions remain. We don’t have a timeline of the planet’s geological ...

Venus exploration has been deemed off-limits due to its inhospitable climate -- but NASA believes Cloud City may be the answer. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

“We think that Venus is a Russian planet, so we shouldn’t lag behind,” he said. “Projects of Venus missions are included in the united government program of Russia’s space exploration ...

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

Kosmos 482 was part of the Soviet Union's storied Venera program of Venus exploration. The probe launched toward the second planet from the sun in 1972 but never got there; its rocket suffered an ...