When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a better candidate for human ...

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 ...

Richard Ghail is Professor of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London. He spoke with Srijana Mitra Das at TE ...

Venus's reputation as a cautionary tale of an Earth Gone Bad may have been somewhat exaggerated. We've thought that, before it became the toxic hellscape we know today, Venus could have once been ...

Our neighboring planets are not exactly the most hospitable places. Humans have been talking about space colonization for quite some time, but our neighboring planets are not exactly the most ...

In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. In total six planets will be visible, four of them to the naked eye - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.VIDEO ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Four major planets are in prime positions for nighttime viewing. But with bitterly cold temperatures sweeping much of the nation, you may want to wait a few days before doing any ...

February might be our shortest month, but it’s far from bleak. The winter night sky will be beckoning us to look up all month long. In January, we were treated to a “Planet Parade” of four bright ...