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

The air on Venus is about 96.5% carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas. All that CO2 leads to a runaway greenhouse effect which has turned Venus into a toxic hellscape. It’s hotter even than the ...

Scientists have proposed that Venus’ mysterious crown-shaped features, known as coronae, form when a rigid layer in the mantle traps heat, creating slow-moving currents that deform the surface.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Each mineral in a volcanic deposit is like a microscopic thermometer that records magma chamber temperature over time.