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Moon meets Mars, meteors light up the sky: 8 stunning skywatching events this July

July 03, 2025 12:46 pm

From Mercury’s peak visibility to the Southern delta Aquariids meteor shower, July’s skywatching lineup promises an array of celestial events.

Venus may also be hiding more city killer asteroids. (Representational Image: OpenAI/DALLE)

City-killer asteroids orbiting near Venus could someday hit Earth without warning, says study

June 09, 2025 9:19 am

These 20 "city killer" asteroids, each over 140 metres in size, could potentially be on a future collision course with Earth.

India to launch its first mission to Venus in 2028: Everything you need to know

September 25, 2024 10:44 am

Venus is often called Earth’s twin because it is similar in mass, density, and size. Therefore, studying Venus may offer scientists clues about the evolution of Earth.

This computer-generated 3D model of Venus’ surface shows the volcano Sif Mons, which is exhibiting signs of ongoing activity. Using data from NASA’s Magellan mission, Italian researchers detected evidence of an eruption while the spacecraft orbited the planet in the early 1990s. Credit: NASA/JPL

Rivers of lava on Venus reveal a more volcanically active planet

May 28, 2024 7:18 pm

In the 1990s, NASA’s spacecraft Magellan used cloud-penetrating radar to survey most of the planet. But back then, the relatively low-resolution images made spotting fresh molten rock a troublesome task.

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NASA's Magellan radar suggests volcanoes on Venus are still active

May 28, 2024 1:44 pm

A new study by scientists suggests that Venus, the almost Earth sized planet was volcanically active between 1990 and 1992.

The northern hemisphere of Venus as seen by NASA's Magellan spacecraft.

Venus may not have lightning after all, suggest study

October 04, 2023 3:01 pm

Scientists have debated about the existence of lightning on Venus for nearly four decades. A new study seems to have settled that debate once and for all.

New analysis reveals dynamic volcanism on Venus

March 18, 2023 10:36 am

Researchers said radar images taken by NASA's Magellan spacecraft showed that a volcanic vent about a mile (1.6 km) wide on the Venusian surface expanded and changed shape over an eight-month span in 1991.

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Behind the Art: What makes Sandro Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' the most famous mythological painting?

July 30, 2022 8:26 pm

'The Birth of Venus' is one of the most famous mythological paintings and is always mentioned in the top 100 paintings of the world. Why was it so controversial in its time and what makes it so significant?

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Venus Pipes shares rise over 3.5% in debut trade

May 24, 2022 12:12 pm

The stock listed at Rs 335, a rise of 2.76 per cent, on the BSE. It further gained 7.89 per cent to Rs 351.75. At the NSE, the shares of the company opened at Rs 337.50, up 3.52 per cent.

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will align this month: Here's how to watch it

April 23, 2022 10:12 am

Four planets of our solar system - Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter are set to align this month. Mercury is set to join the quartet around June 24 to take the count of visible planets to five.