Their huge size is peculiar and has forced scientists to throw out their pet theories on how planetary lava tunnels form.

Venus is often called Earth's "sister planet" because of their similarities in size, mass, and composition. Both are rocky ...

The air on Venus is about 96.5% carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas. All that CO2 leads to a runaway greenhouse effect ...

It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have ...

Scientists have presented the "first compelling evidence for the existence of lava tubes on Venus." And they're way bigger ...

Massive lava-carved tunnels have been confirmed beneath the surface of Venus, providing the strongest evidence yet that the ...

Lava tubes are familiar on Earth. They form when the surface of a lava flow hardens while molten rock continues to drain ...

Scientists have proposed a new explanation for Venus' giant, crown-shaped geological features, known as coronae.

New research presented at the Europlanet Science Congress 2025 in Helsinki suggests that Venus may be concealing some of the ...

The presence of lava tubes beneath the surface of Venus, underground tunnels carved out with molten rock, might now have significant proof.

Hidden barrier found 400 miles inside Venus that blocks rising hot rock and creates ring-shaped volcanic features called ...

Stargazers in the U.S. will witness the razor-thin waning crescent moon rise close to Venus and the bright star Regulus in the predawn sky on Sept. 19, while others will see the lunar disk pass ...