Venus—a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes—may be even more geologically active near its surface than ...

Future missions to Venus could also supply additional data on the density and temperature of the planet's crust, which could ...

But its four planets are orbiting so close that its heat has created surface temperatures that would seem to preclude life, ...

Mercury in retrograde supposedly creates havoc with communication, transport, and tech. It’s not about blaming it – or ...

What can Venus-like exoplanets, also known as exoVenuses, teach us about our own solar system and potentially finding life ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

The duo had previously used a similar approach to show that convection was unlikely within the mantle of Mercury ... volcanoes and other surface features on the planet clearly exhibit signs ...

But its four planets are orbiting so close that its heat has created surface temperatures that would seem to preclude life, much like the baked surface of Mercury. “A key requirement for ...