Venus

Venus is at its brightest in the spring and summer of 2026 – this is what you should be looking for

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image of the night sky with the pleiades constellation in the upper right corner and uranus and venus in the lower left.

He’s back… After what was essentially a winter sabbatical, not seen since the beginning of December, Venus – the brightest of the naked-eye planets – is now fully back in view. After spending most of 2025 as a morning object, Venus has now settled into a dominant position”the evening star“For the next five months, it … Read more

Astronomers confirm for the first time the existence of a large volcanic crater on Venus

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Radar view of the Venus surface near Nyx Mons, where scientists found evidence of a giant underground volcanic cave

For the first time, scientists have strong evidence that there is a large volcanic crater beneath the surface of Venus. By reanalyzing radar images from NASA’s Magellan mission, a team from the University of Trento has identified what appears to be a large lava flow beneath the Nyx Mons volcano. Work, published in a newspaper … Read more