Venus

During a close flyby of the planet Venus in July 2020, NASA's Parker Solar Probe detected something odd.As it dipped just 833 kilometers (517 miles) above the Venusian surface, the probe's instruments recorded a low-frequency radio…

Despite being right next door, Venus is somewhat of a mysterious neighbor and much of its complex evolution and harsh atmospheric makeup are still being revealed via targeted NASA probes and international spacecraft. However,…

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech What’s Up for September? The Moon with Mars and Venus, and a star with a planet…that wasn’t. On September 6th, you’ll find the Moon extremely close to Mars in the predawn sky. Now, they were even closer back on…