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Dec 11, 2019 · Though their approaches vary, the group agrees that Venus could tell us something vitally important about our planet: what happened to the superheated climate of our planetary twin, and what does it mean for life on Earth?
- Orbiters
- Hot Air Balloons
- Landing Probes
Venus isn’t the closest planet to the Sun, but it is the hottest in our solar system. Between the intense heat (900 degrees Fahrenheit heat, or 480 degrees Celsius), the corrosive sulfuric clouds, and a crushing atmosphere that is 90 times denser than Earth’s, landing a spacecraft there is incredibly challenging. Of the nine Soviet probes that achi...
Orbiters aren’t the only means of studying Venus from above. JPL engineers Attila Komjathy and Siddharth Krishnamoorthy imagine an armada of hot air balloons that ride the gale-force winds in the upper levels of the Venusian atmosphere, where the temperatures are close to Earth’s. “There is no commissioned mission for a balloon at Venus yet, but ba...
Among the many challenges facing a Venus lander are those Sun-blocking clouds: Without sunlight, solar power would be severely limited. But the planet is too hot for other power sources to survive. “Temperature-wise, it’s like being in your kitchen oven set to self-cleaning mode,” said JPL engineer Jeff Hall, who has worked on balloon and lander pr...
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dec 11, 2019 · This video unveils this world and calls on current and future scientists to explore its many features. Smrekar works with the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG), a coalition of scientists and engineers investigating ways to revisit the planet that Magellan mapped so many decades ago.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Dec 11, 2019 · Though their approaches vary, the group agrees that Venus could tell us something vitally important about our planet: what happened to the superheated climate of our planetary twin, and...
- Did Venus ever host life? Big questions are often asked when thinking about other planets: Is there life? WAS there ever life? If so, what sort of life?
- How did Venus and Earth come to be so different? Venus and Earth are similar in size and density, so hypothetically, these planets could be very similar.
- How did Venus form? Even this seemingly basic question about the origin of Venus is still a mystery. “It’s amazing to me that we don’t know whether Venus formed from the same early solar system materials as did Earth and Mars,” says Getty.
- What is the atmospheric composition at Venus? The atmospheric composition of Venus is an important piece of the context we are seeking as we aim to better evaluate Venus’ potential habitability over time.
Oct 24, 2021 · Exploring the mysteries of Venus Today’s Video of the Day from NASA Goddard explores the mysteries of Venus, such as whether it was once a habitable planet like Earth. Scientists want to know if Venus ever hosted life. To do this, they must study the history, geology, and atmosphere of the planet.
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Oct 20, 2021 · Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. The surface of Venus is completely inhospitable for life: barren, dry, crushed under an atmosphere about 90 times the pressure of Earth’s and roasted by temperatures two times hotter than an oven.
