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The last U.S. mission to Venus, Magellan, ended in 1994 as the spacecraft executed a programmed plunge through the planet’s atmosphere. Since then, European and Japanese probes have visited ...

New research reveals that Venus may still be geologically alive, with massive circular features pointing to hot plumes ...

New research strengthens the case that Venus, long considered a geologically stagnant world, may be more Earth-like in its ...

The mission’s primary goals are to investigate the atmospheric chemistry of Venus and search for signs of microbial life.

Venus may not have Earth-style tectonic plates, but it’s far from geologically quiet. A new model shows its crust is ...

A fresh look at data from NASA's Magellan mission has revealed potentially ground-shaking insights into mysterious structures ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has observed an aurora on Mars in visible light for the first time, with the sky glowing softly in ...

Researchers studying archival radar data from NASA’s Magellan mission have uncovered compelling signs that tectonic activity ...

On April 25, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget announced a plan that would slash NASA’s science program ...

For the first time, scientists have captured the visible green lights of an aurora from the surface of Mars. The spectacle ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine ...