This composite image was weeks in the making, as Horálek’s two "crossings" happened months apart. Mars traced its path ...

A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth. Venus will align with the sun ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Venus and Mars, planet Earth's two closest neighbors, have been inching ever closer to each other during the month of July. Monday night, they promise to put on a show, appearing at ...

Venus, long called Earth's 'evil twin' for its toxic clouds and crushing heat, is drawing fresh global attention. After decades of neglect, five major missions from NASA, ESA, ISRO and Roscosmos are ...

On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The Mariner 2 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral on August 27, 1962, and It ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is ready for a planned flyby of Venus on Sunday after the agency fixed its communications system. ESA officials commonly refer to ...

On Dec. 24, 1978, Venera 11 landed on Venus. Venera 11 was a robotic mission launched by the Soviet Union to explore Venus along with its sister spacecraft Venera 12. Venera 11 launched in September ...

As space becomes increasingly crowded, the invisible threat of orbital debris is turning into one of the biggest challenges for the global space ecosystem. Hyderabad-based space tech start-up ...