A sharply defined cloud front on Venus, stretching about 6,000 kilometers across, has puzzled planetary scientists since ...

Mystery solved: A University of Tokyo-led team found Venus’ 6,000-km cloud wall is caused by the largest known hydraulic jump in the solar system. How it forms: An unstable Kelvin wave slows winds, ...

A kitchen-sink effect scaled to planetary proportions explains the 6,000 km wave front sweeping Venus, created when shifting ...

Even at a glance, the planets in our solar system are wildly diverse. Huge and small, airless and densely packed with ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A fascinating video has captured the movement of Venus around the solar system as it is caught in the sun's glare. On ...

Artist’s impression of GJ 1214 b passing in front of its host star. The “transit method” allows astronomers to study an exoplanet by seeing which wavelengths of light dim when the star’s light passes ...

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – sometimes more – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Both Venus and Jupiter are making ...

A planetary conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – sometimes more – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Both Venus and Jupiter are making ...

While Galileo's observations killed off the old model, we would need to wait centuries for conclusive evidence that Earth ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...