Venus's reputation as a cautionary tale of an Earth Gone Bad may have been somewhat exaggerated. We've thought that, before it became the toxic hellscape we know today, Venus could have once been ...

The pressure on Venus's surface is about 90 times that of Earth, equivalent to being deep in the ocean, making it inhospitable to most life forms. Venus is covered in clouds of sulfuric acid, which ...

Venus is known for its palls of poisonous gas, acid rain, extreme atmospheric pressure, and withering temperatures. One of the main reasons for these conditions, however, is the lack of tectonic ...