The Latest Breaking News from Venus

Set your Parker Solar Probe sun flyby clocks for Dec. 24 at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT), Space Fans.

NASA's record-breaking Parker Solar Probe will smash its own personal bests for proximity to the sun and fastest speed by a human-made object when it whizzes past our star on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24). It is unlikely to get significantly closer to the sun before the end of its mission.

New research suggests that Venus may never have possessed liquid water oceans. That would mean "Earth's evil twin" was always hostile to life.

Astronomers have speculated for decades that Venus could once have been remarkably similar to Earth – and might have been able to support life like our own planet

Research indicates planet’s interior is dry in blow to theories that it was previously habitable

Sega’s final console quietly amassed a cult following with its groundbreaking online gaming features and a line-up of visually stunning titles

Slender curve of the moon and bright beacon of Venus will be visible in the south-south-west on 5 December

New moon December 2024: A young moon passes Venus

Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month.