Short for Venus Mass Spectrometer, VMS is one of five instruments aboard the DAVINCI descent probe. Launching in 2029, DAVINCI will be the first US probe mission to enter Venus’ atmosphere in ...

Venus is a fiery world with sulfuric acid clouds and a toxic atmosphere fueled by a runaway greenhouse effect, but scientists believe that about 800 million years ago, it could have been more like ...

Venus’ mass and size are practically identical to Earth’s, but the two planets are vastly different from one another. Gao points to three open questions for researchers to answer: ...

Of the roughly 4,200 exoplanets discovered thus far, most are larger than Earth. But the recently identified planet L 98-59b is just half the mass of Venus.

A team of astronomers have shed new light on planets around a nearby star, L 98-59, that resemble those in the inner Solar System. Amongst the findings are a planet with half the mass of Venus ...

Venus' atmosphere has led to an extreme version of the same greenhouse effect causing climate change on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

(Mass Appeal) – There’s a lot going on up in the sky these days. From recent news about Venus possibly having life, to getting the best visibility of Mars over the next month, and much more.

This drawing shows the components of the Venus Mass Spectrometer (VMS) instrument to be installed in the atmospheric probe on the DAVINCI mission to Venus. The job of VMS is to sample gas during ...