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 ...

Images from the Akatsuki spacecraft unveil what keeps Venus’s atmosphere rotating much faster than the planet itself. An international research team led by Takeshi Horinouchi of Hokkaido University ...

The slow rotation period of Venus (it takes 243 Earth days to complete one full rotation) and the orientation of its spin axis to its orbital plane (177°, so it spins in the direction opposite its ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Venus’ rotation has always been weird. While it completes an orbit ...

Time is out of joint on Venus. The planet’s thick air, which spins much faster than the solid globe, may push against the flanks of mountains and change Venus’ rotation rate. Computer simulations show ...

Venus is often called Earth's evil twin due to its size, mass, material composition, and density. It even feels like Venus should've become a second Earth. However, it ended up being one of the ...

The rotation of the planet Venus is slowing down, according to recent data gathered by the European Space Agency's Venus Express satellite. Peering through the planet's dense atmosphere with infrared ...

Venus's days may be getting slightly shorter thanks to a bizarre mismatch in the rotations of its rocky body and its thick, toxic atmosphere. Venus is a lot like Earth, with a similar size and surface ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As bizarre as Venus appears today --- a hellish ...