Excitement mounts for planned Venus flyby after new discovery hints at signs of life A spacecraft was en route to Venus when phosphine happened to be spotted.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A view of Venus taken by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft in 1996. A new look at Magellan data ...

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for decades — likely fell from the sky ...

The northern hemisphere of Venus, as captured in radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft. Some of the circular features seen in this image are coronae, mysterious formations that recent ...

NASA's recent analysis of Magellan spacecraft data suggests Venus may possess a dynamic surface, challenging the long-held belief of a static crust. Evidence indicates the presence of 'flake ...

This global view of the surface of Venus was created using data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft with data gaps filled in with Pioneer Venus Orbiter data.

Magellan recorded data until it burned up in Venus’ atmosphere on October 13 or 14, 1994. By the end of the Magellan mission, the spacecraft had mapped over 99% of the planet’s surface, with a ...

(CNN) — A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for decades — likely fell from the sky early Saturday morning ...

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A Soviet-era spacecraft that was designed to make a soft landing on Venus — but instead remained trapped in Earth orbit for decades — likely fell from the sky ...