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 …

Dec 2, 2025 · 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.

Since the dawn of the space age, a total of 23 missions (American and Soviet) have successfully travelled to Venus, out of 41 that were launched (counting all of those that flew past Venus …

Aug 7, 2025 · This article explores the history of Venus space exploration, beginning with early observations and theories and moving through the various key missions that have shaped our …

Dec 18, 2024 · Venus, Earth's "sister planet," offers crucial insights into planetary evolution, climate change, and habitability. NASA's Venus Exploration Analysis Group outlines a bold …

Apr 27, 2025 · NASA’s DAVINCI mission is set to revolutionize our understanding of Venus. This daring expedition will send a probe plunging through the planet’s scorching, high-pressure …

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 …