Venus

The angle between Earth, Venus and the Sun is 90˚ at greatest western elongation. Credit: Pete Lawrence

See Venus at greatest western elongation

The current Venus rover design with wheels and an exterior turbine. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Venus Could we ever land a rover on the hellish planet?

Venus in the Pleiades

Astrophotography

Photographing the ring of Venus

How to see and photograph the lunar occultation of Venus. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Lunar occultation of Venus, 19 June: how to see and photograph it

A view of Venus captured by JAXA's Akatsuki orbiter. © PLANET-C Project Team

Radio Astronomy Podcast Venus special: farewell to the evening star

Venus is set to disappear from the evening sky towards the end of the month. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Venus Why the planet is soon to disappear from the evening sky

Venus appears near a crescent Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide See Venus near a beautiful crescent Moon this weekend

A view out of the window with the shadow-casting Venus symbol attached to the glass. Venus’s light had to pass through tree branches on the way. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Capture a shadow cast by the planet Venus

A false-colour image of cloud tops captured by Venus Express from a distance of 30,000km on 8 December 2011. Credit: ESA/MPS/DLR/IDA

The green flash of Venus: what it is and how to see it

An image of Venus created using data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Facts about the planet Venus

A crescent Venus. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Ashen light: the mystery of Venus’s dark-side glow

An artist's impression of Venus Express in orbit at Venus. Credit: ESA–C. Carreau

What did the Venus Express mission discover at Venus?

The Grace of Venus © Martin Lewis

Astrophoto guides

Imaging for science How to photograph Mercury and Venus

Maat Mons on Venus, as seen by the Magellan spacecraft. Simulated colour has been used. Credit: NASA/JPL

A guide to the mountains of Venus

Mag. -3.9 Venus appears 4.8° from a 6%-lit waxing crescent Mon on 28 December. Credit: Pete Lawrence

See Venus the ‘Evening Star’ in the night sky this month