Get the latest Science News and Discoveries

Venus Might Harbor Massive Subsurface Lava Tunnels


It’s 2050 and you’re living on Venus. This might come as a surprise due to the planet’s crushing surface pressures (~92 times of Earth) and searing surface temperatures (~465 degrees Celsius/870 degrees Fahrenheit), which is equivalent to ~900 meters (3,000 feet) underwater and hot enough to melt lead, respectively. But you’re not living on the surface. Instead, you’re safe and sound inside a lava tube habitat scanning data from the latest orbiter images while sipping on some habitat-made espresso.

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on Universe Today

Read more on:

Photo of Venus

Venus

Related news:

News photo

Venus may get a huge meteor shower this July, thanks to a long-ago asteroid breakup

News photo

Will budget cuts force NASA to withdraw from Europe's next Venus mission?

News photo

Mars and Venus buzz the Beehive | Space photo of the day for January 9, 2026