Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets VOL.131 ISSUE 5 | 23 May 2026
Characterizing Patterns of Resurfacing on Venus With Volcanoes and Coronae
Nicholas Montiel + Barbara De Toffoli
One of the major research questions for Venus is the manner in which it resurfaces itself, with a near‐random distribution of a relatively few craters providing the only age...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets VOL.131 ISSUE 5 | 24 May 2026
Corona Clustering on Venus Hints at Mantle Dynamics
Grant Euen + Scott D King
Coronae are ring‐shaped volcanic features on the surface of Venus whose origins are not well understood. Coronae are absent from the lowest and highest topographic regions,...
2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 18 May 2026
A Panspermia Origin For Venus Cloud Life
Planned missions aim to search the clouds of Venus for signs of life. There, the pressures and temperatures are similar to those found on Earth’s surface, although the availability...
2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 18 May 2026
Upscaling Venus: The Climate, Atmosphere and Observing Implications of a Super-Venus Exoplanet
Our neighboring planet, Venus, is an example of a world that has undergone extreme climate change, where it may have been Earth-similar in its past, but eventually evolved...
2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 18 May 2026
Planetary and Exoplanetary Atmospheres as Habitats
Life abounds on Earth in most environments we can access and study, yet we haven't found with certainty any organism that lives full time in our atmosphere. The possibility...