ESA’s (European Space Agency) Venus Express spacecraft has discovered an ozone layer high in the atmosphere of Venus.

ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has been orbiting Venus since April 2006. The data it has gathered indicates the planet Venus is still capable of volcanic eruptions and is geologically active.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Venus Express spacecraft has been orbiting the southern hemisphere of Venus since 2006.

Mercury can be seen at the very end of the month for about a half hour after sunset in the constellation Aquarius (the Water-Bearer). Mercury appears higher in the sky each evening and will be easier to see in March when it’s higher and brighter in the predawn sky. Mercury looks like a small white star.