"Evidence for activity, even in the lower-resolution Magellan data, supercharges the potential to revolutionize our understanding of this enigmatic world."

Scientists have uncovered evidence of recent volcanic activity on the surface of Venus in archival data from the 1990s, suggesting eruptions may be “ongoing.” The findings support the theory that Earth’s so-called sister planet is still geologically active—and indicate it might be more active than previously thought,

The two locations on Venus were the volcano Sif Mons in Eistla Regio and the western part of Niobe Planitia, which is home to numerous volcanic features. The two locations researchers studied suggest the formation of new rock, most likely solidified lava from volcanic activity.

Venus appears to be more volcanically active than previously known, according to scientists whose new analysis of decades-old radar images has spotted evidence of eruptions at two additional sites on the surface of Earth's inhospitable planetary neighbor.

Earth's hellish twin ain't dead yet. On Venus, where temperatures exceed 800 degrees Fahrenheit, astronomers have spotted two flows of lava crawling across the planet's barren surface, adding to a growing body of evidence that Venus is still volcanically active.

Data from 1990s adds to previous modelling to show lava-spewers widespread on second planet from Sun New research on data collected in the 1990s shows that on Venus, volcanoes are likely to be both more active and widespread than scientists previously understood.

Evidence continues to mount that the planet Venus is still geologically active. It can be hard to know what's going on beneath Venus' super-dense atmosphere, but new data analysis from the decades-old Magellan mission reveals surface changes around two volcanoes.