A false-color image shows what Venus looks like at ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths. (Blue shows observations at 283 nanometers, green represents 365 nm, and red representes 0.9 micron.) PLANET-C Project Team Jane Greaves (Cardiff University) […]
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High-fiving Bennu and slingshotting Venus
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ESA - Venus setting
A sequence of images taken by one of the monitoring cameras on board the European-Japanese BepiColombo mission to Mercury, as the spacecraft made a close approach of Venus on 15 October 2020. This sequence of […]
ESA - BepiColombo points to Venus
A sequence of images taken by one of the monitoring cameras on board the European-Japanese BepiColombo mission to Mercury, as the spacecraft slewed to point towards Venus ahead of its 15 October flyby. This sequence […]
BepiColombo images Venus during close approach
The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo mission captured this view of Venus on 15 October as the spacecraft passed the planet for a gravity assist manoeuvre. The image was taken at 03:37 UTC by the Mercury Transfer […]
BepiColombo flies by Venus en route to Mercury
Science & Exploration 15/10/2021 871 views 5 likes The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission has completed the first of two Venus flybys needed to set it on course with the Solar System’s innermost planet, Mercury. The closest […]
BepiColombo’s first glimpse of Venus
The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo mission captured its first glimpse of Venus on 14 October 2021 as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist manoeuvre a day later. The image was taken at 07:25 […]
ESA - BepiColombo’s first Venus flyby
The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission is getting ready to fly by Venus. It will make a close approach of the planet on 15 October at 03:58 GMT (05:58 CEST) at a distance of approximately 10 720 […]
Did Pioneer Venus Find Phosphine First? - Sky & Telescope
On September 14th, an international team of scientists led by Jane Greaves (Cardiff University) published an unexpected result in Nature Astronomy: the detection of phosphine gas in the cool cloud decks of Venus. Damia Bouic, […]
Calling on Amateur Astronomers: Observe Venus! - Sky & Telescope
These images of Venus are part of a set from amateur astronomers participating in a campaign to observe our sister planet this past summer. These images were taken just after the July 11, 2020, flyby […]
‘Venus is a Russian planet’, says country’s top space official
The director-general of Russian space corporation Roscosmos claimed this week that Venus is a “Russian planet.” “Resuming Venus exploration is on our agenda. We think that Venus is a Russian planet, so we shouldn’t lag […]
Life on Venus: NASA, others weigh missions after phosphine discovery
The next obvious step is sending a robotic probe to take a closer look, something NASA and its Russian counterpart seem interested in doing. The U.S. space agency was already considering going forward with two […]
Could there be life on Venus?
Jupiter’s moons might be warming each other much more than previously thought. Moons like Europa have subsurface oceans that are warmed by gravitational stretching and squishing. Scientists thought giant host planets like Jupiter were the […]
BepiColumbo spacecraft flying by Venus could investigate signs of life
On Monday, astronomers announced an exciting discovery about Venus’ clouds: They seem to contain phosphine, a toxic and flammable gas that could be a sign of life. On Earth, the only naturally occurring phosphine ever […]
Race to Venus: How We’ll Verify Phosphine - Sky & Telescope
Damia Bouic, an amateur image processor, combined Akatsuki images taken through its UV1 filter — at different distances — to create this composite image. The brown region bristles with small convective clouds.JAXA / ISAS / […]
Did Scientists Just Find Life on Venus?…
One more point. I venture that, in the not-too-distant future, astronomers will make more detections of biosignatures in our solar system and in solar systems beyond. As the next generation of ground- and space-based telescopes […]
Venus Passes in Front of the Solar Corona (VIDEO) - Sky & Telescope
Sixteen years after Venus passed in front of the Sun in 2004, and eight years after its 2012 transit — rare events that won’t happen again until 2117 and 2125 — Venus again passed near […]
Watch the Moon Pair Up with Venus on June 19th
Update (June 19, 2021): S&T Senior Editor Kelly Beatty captured the shot below from a Costco parking lot, which guaranteed him a clear view to the eastern horizon. Beatty says, “It’s not often I’m up […]
Watch the Moon Pair Up with Venus on June 19th - Sky & Telescope
This illustration portrays the tiny crescent Venus re-emerging from behind the dark limb of the earthlit crescent Moon in morning twilight, as seen from Boston, Massachusetts.Gary Seronik / S&T; source: Stellarium Should weather conditions be […]
See the Phases of Venus - Sky & Telescope
Venus mimics all the phases of the Moon as it circles the Sun inside Earth’s orbit, as shown in this near-ultraviolet sequence recorded in 2007.Sean Walker Seeing the phases of the Moon is a familiar […]
May 2020: Venus & Mercury at Dusk - Sky & Telescope
As told in this month’s Sky Tour, soon after sunset dazzling Venus hangs above the western horizon about a third of the way to overhead. This planet outshines all the others, and all the nighttime […]
Shadow-casting with Venus - Sky & Telescope
Venus is the focal point of the western sky these April evenings. Bob King Venus has been a powerful presence at dusk for months — bright enough to cast shadows. How would you like to […]
The Pleiades Embrace Venus - Sky & Telescope
Contacts:Diana Hannikainen, Observing Editor855-638-5388 x22100, diana@skyandtelescope.org Gary Seronik, Consulting Editorgseronik@skyandtelescope.org Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by high-quality graphics; see the end of this release for the images and links to download. If it’s […]
The Pleiades Welcome Venus - Sky & Telescope
Venus gleams within the Pleiades star cluster during its last close encounter on April 3, 2012. A repeat performance will occur exactly eight years later this coming April 3, 2020. The photo was taken with […]