VENUS

WHO: The planet ‘Venus’ is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty.

WHAT: It is one of the terrestrial planets of the Sun.

WHERE: It is the 2nd planet orbiting the Sun, every 224 days

WHEN : Venus has been observed and recognized as a planet since ancient times.

HOW: Mankind has known about Venus from visual and radar observations from Earth;
First visited by USSR spacecraft ‘Venera’ in 1961 and by US spacecraft ‘Mariner 2’ in 1962

Interesting Fact: It is the brightest object in the night sky, known as both the
‘morning star’ and the ‘evening star’. It has been known in all
cultures and civilizations all around the world.

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/overview/

http://www.planetsforkids.org/planet-venus.html

https://www.space.com/15988-venus-planet-weird-facts.html