Venus

Venus may be losing heat from geologic activity in regions called coronae, possibly like early tectonic activity on Earth.

This page showcases our resources for those interested in learning more about Venus.

A new study finds the speed of sound is slower on Mars and that, mostly, a deep silence prevails.

The number of confirmed exoplanets has crossed the 5,000 mark.

The rover’s self-driving capabilities will be put to the test as it begins a record-breaking series of sprints to its next sampling location.

Composed of multiple images, this enhanced-color mosaic of a hill in Jezero Crater was created using Perseverance's Mastcam-Z camera system.

A new study finally reveals higher-frequency X-rays and explains why they eluded another mission 30 years ago.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space.

A team is tracking storms across parts of the U.S. in two NASA planes to help understand the inner workings of winter storms.

Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as 2 billion years ago.

Scientists have announced that samples collected by Curiosity are rich in a type of carbon associated with biological processes on Earth.

The Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon, Ice Moon, the Moon after Yule, and the Old Moon.

Deploying a new space telescope; deflecting an asteroid with a spacecraft; and visiting a metal-rich asteroid. NASA has a busy 2022 calendar.

Our 2021 round-up of NASA planetary science is packed with the year’s most spectacular images, ground-breaking discoveries, and incredible mission events.

An artistic interpretation of Curiosity’s view high up on a Martian mountain was created by mission team members.

The camera aboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft imaged Saturn on Oct. 13, 2021.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has completed this year's grand tour of the outer solar system.

Short for Venus Mass Spectrometer, VMS is one of five instruments aboard the DAVINCI descent probe.

New Juno findings provide a fuller picture of Jupiter’s colorful atmospheric features, and offer clues about what's below the clouds.

27 years have passed since NASA’s Magellan mission last orbited Venus. Here are ten mysteries of Venus that NASA scientists are still grappling with.

JPL's lucky peanuts are an unofficial tradition at big mission events.

A new paper details how the hydrological cycle of the now-dry lake at Jezero Crater is more complicated than originally thought.

The lander cleared enough dust from one solar panel to keep its seismometer on through the summer, allowing scientists to study three big quakes.

Researchers will use Webb to observe 17 actively forming planetary systems.

This year, the minimum extent of Arctic sea ice dropped to 1.82 million square miles (4.72 million square kilometers).