[Friday, April 4, 2008] ESA's Venus Express has measured a highly variable quantity of the volcanic gas sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus.

[Thursday, March 13, 2008] The eye of the hurricane is at the centre of a 2000 km-wide vortex. It was discovered in 1974 by the Mariner 10 spacecraft. There is a similar structure on the planet's north pole, which was observed by the Pioneer Venus mission in 1979.

[Wednesday, March 5, 2008] Using two ESA spacecraft, planetary scientists are watching the atmospheres of Mars and Venus being stripped away into space. The simultaneous observations give scientists the data they need to investigate the evolution of the two planets' atmospheres.

[Tuesday, February 26, 2008] Modelling of the Earth's atmosphere has acquired economic importance due to its use in the prediction of ozone depletion and in measuring the impact of global warming.

[Saturday, February 23, 2008] Venus Express has revealed a planet of extraordinarily changeable and extremely large-scale weather. Bright hazes appear in a matter of days.

[Sunday, January 6, 2008] The activities during this week cover routine operations, skipping passes for cooling purposes and the end of the Quadrature Phase on 23 November. VIRTIS operations have continued during the period.

[Saturday, December 8, 2007] The activities during this week cover routine operations in Quadrature. These operations are severely constrained due to the special thermal restrictions that apply during Quadrature phase. VIRTIS operations were resumed in this period.

[Friday, November 30, 2007] In response to recommendations from the Planetary Science Subcommittee and to findings from the Venus Exploration Analysis Group NASA will be conducting mission architecture studies for accomplishing Decadal Survey science objectives for Venus.

[Thursday, November 29, 2007] Today, Venus is a hellish place of high temperatures and crushing air pressure. Venus Express is showing that this was not always the case.

[Thursday, November 29, 2007] Venus Express has exposed the true extent to which the Sun strips away the atmosphere of Venus. This process could be an important contribution to the way the planet has evolved to become so different from the Earth.

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