NASA’s DAVINCI mission is set to revolutionize our understanding of Venus. This daring expedition will send a probe plunging ...

In late March 1972, the Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 was launched. But that attempted Venus probe ran amuck during its rocket-assisted toss to the cloud-veiled world. Major elements of that failed ...

The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...

A fragment of the failed Soviet Venus probe Cosmos 482 is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere around May 10, though experts say the exact timing and location remain uncertain.

‘Smiley face’ in the sky: The close alignment of Venus, Saturn, and a crescent moon created a formation resembling a smiling face during a rare cosmic event. Sky smiled back! In the early ...

Between 30 to 40 minutes before sunrise on Friday, April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of a bright planet Venus and the much fainter Saturn to create a tilted happy face, ...

More than five decades ago, Cosmos 482 was hurled into space. Hopes were high as the Soviet Union targeted Venus in 1972. But the mission went astray and remained trapped around Earth. Now ...

CONWAY — Venus flytraps don’t usually trap flies at all, Jim Luken, a botanist and retired biology professor, said. Flying insects are attracted to the plants’ flowers, which sit high above ...

Early rises will be able to catch the Moon hanging between Venus and Mercury in the predawn sky — check out last week’s column for details. Later tonight, our satellite then passes 4 ...

Namibia’s top upstream executive is “confident” that TotalEnergies will take a final investment decision on its groundbreaking Venus project in 2026, despite the discovery’s challenges.