Jul 17, 2025 · NASA is planning two new missions to Venus: VERITAS, and DAVINCI. More than 40 missions have been launched to explore Venus. Mariner 2 became the first successful …

Spacecraft have performed multiple flybys, orbits, and landings on the planet, including balloon probes that floated in its atmosphere. Study of the planet is aided by its relatively close …

Jan 14, 2026 · Venus Express carried a camera, a visible-light and infrared imaging spectrometer, and other instruments to study Venus’s magnetic field, plasma environment, atmosphere, and …

All the past and present missions to Venus, a planet that may have once resembled Earth.

3 days ago · The planet Venus has long captivated observers as the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon. Often called the Morning Star or the Evening Star, it served as a …

5 days ago · Massive subsurface lava tunnels are subterranean voids on Venus capable of protecting humans from extreme surface heat and crushing atmospheric pressure while …

Mar 28, 2025 · Venus exploration is entering a bold new era as NASA and global space agencies embark on missions aimed at uncovering the mysteries hidden beneath its thick atmosphere. …

Feb 8, 2025 · Scientists are proposing ways to explore Venus in the next decade and beyond by way of a host of advanced technologies, from balloons to long-lived landers.

Global topographic map of Venus, with all the Soviet probe landings marked (red: returned images; with additional black dot: analyzed samples). There have been 46 space missions to …

If we can determine how the environment on Venus has been made, we should be able to understand why the Earth became a planet with warmth and humidity capable of supporting a …