There has recently been some confusion over which of the planets of the Solar System is closest to Earth. The order of the planets in the Solar System, moving outwards from the Sun, hasn’t changed. Earth has Venus as the next planet inwards, towards the Sun, and Mars as the next planet going outwards from the Sun. Of those two, Venus comes closer to Earth than Mars at their respective closest approaches. So, it’s still correct to say that Venus comes closer to Earth than any other planet.