In recent weeks, NASA green-lit two Venus missions, VERITAS and DAVINCI+, while the ESA announced a Venus orbiter called EnVision. The firms second objective, DAVINCI+, will consist of a probe that will descend through Venus atmosphere, tasting its chemistry, winds, and pressure and even taking high-resolution images of one area of the planet– a substantial upgrade on the only surface area images of Venus so far taken, the most recent being by USSR objectives nearly 40 years back.”Venus imaged in ultraviolet by Mariner 10 in 1974, its thick, cloudy atmosphere obvious.Image: NASAYou might remember that last year there was a bit of a frenzy around the apparent discovery of phosphine, a prospective biosignature, in some relatively pleasant clouds in Venus atmosphere.

In current weeks, NASA green-lit two Venus objectives, VERITAS and DAVINCI+, while the ESA announced a Venus orbiter called EnVision.” Some aesthetic renderings of DAVINCI+s arrival on Venus.Illustration: NASA GSFC visualization and CI Labs Michael Lentz and colleaguesG/O Media might get a commissionNASAs VERITAS is an orbiter that will peer through Venus dense clouds to understand the planets topography, surface chemistry, and even look much deeper into the world to comprehend its geologic processes. The companys 2nd objective, DAVINCI+, will consist of a probe that will descend through Venus environment, tasting its chemistry, winds, and pressure and even taking high-resolution images of one region of the world– a big upgrade on the only surface images of Venus so far taken, the most recent being by USSR objectives almost 40 years earlier. Venus can inform us if what we measure can offer us any more information about the ground conditions and if it is like or unlike our own world.”Venus imaged in ultraviolet by Mariner 10 in 1974, its thick, cloudy atmosphere obvious.Image: NASAYou may remember that last year there was a bit of a craze around the evident discovery of phosphine, a possible biosignature, in some fairly pleasant clouds in Venus atmosphere.