Researchers had only hypothesized the existence of underground lava tubes on Venus —until now.

Venus is a planet where surface temperatures can melt lead and pressure crushes anything that lands. And yet, some scientists argue it might be a better target for colonization than Mars. Not on the ...

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A vast underground tunnel known as a lava tube, formed from ancient volcanic activity, was recently discovered lurking beneath Venus.

NASA's Magellan orbiter launched from Florida in 1989 helped scientists discover a vast underground lava tube on Venus in a ...

Volcanic activity is not unique to Earth: traces of volcanic activity, such as lava tubes, have been found on Mars and the moon. Now, the University of Trento has demonstrated the existence of an ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A fresh examination of radar data for Venus obtained by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s indicates the presence of a large underground cavity ...

Venus is now one of the most hostile environments in the solar system, with crushing pressure and extreme heat. However, growing evidence suggests the planet may not have always been this way. Some ...

As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth.

A massive subsurface structure has been discovered on Venus, according to astronomers relying on radar data analysis.

Using archival radar data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft, planetary researchers have identified a vast underground conduit beneath the surface in the Venusian region of Nyx Mons.