Akatsuki, also called the Venus Climate Orbiter, was launched in 2010 to enter the orbit of Venus and collect the planet's ...

For nearly a decade, Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft circled Venus, offering scientists rare glimpses into the planet’s turbulent ...

Earth’s lone connection to Venus is over. After losing contact a year ago, The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ...

The Japanese space exploration agency JAXA has lost contact with its Akatsuki space probe, which was launched in 2010 and has been in Venus’ orbit since 2015. “Akatsuki” is the Japanese word for dawn ...

You may have noticed in recent weeks that the planet Venus has slipped from the post-sunset sky, slimming into a crescent shape as it drops from view. Its reign as the bright "Evening Star" in 2023 is ...

The spacecraft suffered an engine anomaly that left it stuck in Earth's orbit for decades, and now it's slated for an uncontrolled reentry. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes A 53-year-old Venus ...

Space can be a dangerous place, with massive rocks hurling through the solar system at fast speeds, some of which may be headed in our direction. NASA and other agencies keep a close watch on the ...

Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them. Astronomers are investigating a little-known and largely unseen group of asteroids that quietly orbit the sun alongside ...