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Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life)
By Nola Taylor Redd published
As Earth's twin, Venus offers much in the search for life and habitable worlds.

Possible hint of life discovered on Venus
By Rafi Letzter published
Phosphine, a chemical long thought to be a signature of life, is floating around in the clouds of Venus. How did it get there?

See Venus swing by the crescent moon Monday morning
By Joe Rao published
The moon and Venus will form a triangle with the Beehive star cluster in the predawn sky on Monday (Sept. 14).

See the bright 'evening star' Venus swing by the crescent moon tonight
By Hanneke Weitering published
After a close encounter with the moon on Sunday (April 26), Venus will be at its greatest brightness of the year on Tuesday (April 28).

Did Venus, Earth's 'Twisted Sister' Hellscape Planet, Once Harbor Water — and Life?
By Mindy Weisberger published
Venus, our solar system's broiling, radiation-bombarded, sulfuric-acid-raining, toxic hellscape of a planet, may once have been quite nice, actually.

What’s the Closest Planet to Earth? Not Venus, Scientists Say
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
That acronym you learned to memorize the order of the planets has led you astray.

Failed 1970s Venus Probe Could Crash to Earth This Year
By Leonard David published
The Soviet Union launched the Cosmos 482 Venus probe on March 31, 1972. But the failed Venus craft is crashing back to Earth soon.

NASA Wants to Send Humans to Venus, to Live in Airships Floating on Clouds
By Gareth Dorrian, Ian Whittaker published
But how is such a mission even possible?
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