Venus may be more volcanically active than first thought. The Sif Mons area on Venus with the active volcanic region highlighted in red and (inset) an image of Venus taken by NASA's Mariner 10 ...

For decades, Venus, often dubbed “Earth’s twin,” has been depicted as a barren, inhospitable world, its surface locked in an ...

New software let scientists re-examine old radar images, providing some of the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes continue to reshape the hellish planet. By Robin George Andrews Witnessing the ...

Herrick's research adds Venus to the small pool of volcanically active bodies in our solar system. "We can now say that Venus is presently volcanically active in the sense that there are at least ...

Venus IS volcanically active: Scientists find 'strong evidence' of eruptions and lava flows on Earth's sister planet. Two images of a 'vent' on Venus taken eight months apart show it changed shape; ...

"Using these maps as a guide, our results show that Venus may be far more volcanically active than previously thought," said Davide Sulcanese, who led the study, in a news release from NASA.

Thus Venus joins Earth and Io as being volcanically active rocky bodies in our solar system." In other words, the volcanism club has expanded its membership roll. Read more ...

Venus might be as volcanically active as Earth. Decades-old data reveal signs of relatively fresh lava flows. The slopes of Sif Mons, a large shield volcano on Venus, ...

WASHINGTON - Venus appears to be more volcanically active than previously known, according to scientists, whose new analysis of decades-old radar images has spotted evidence of eruptions at two ...

Most planetary scientists already expected Venus to be volcanically active. The focus of attention will now surely turn to how often, and at how many sites, eruptions are occurring on Venus.

Confirming that Venus is volcanically active is especially useful given upcoming missions to Venus, says Mason, such as the European Space Agency’s EnVision and NASA’s VERITAS satellites.