Venus
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![A computer-simulated view of the northern hemisphere of Venus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7yeCJ65MhGg2egTyeAGPfN-320-80.jpg)
Meet Calypso, a daredevil mission concept to explore the surface of Venus
By Paul Sutter published
Of all the rocky, inner worlds of the solar system, Venus is the most challenging to explore.
![An artist's depiction of a fleet of probes approaching Venus.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VWESWaQ8evzrgqcx3mW8Go-320-80.jpg)
After a tantalizing discovery at Venus, what could an astrobiology mission look like?
By Meghan Bartels published
Suddenly, a mission to investigate whether Venus might be hospitable to life after all doesn't seem quite so outlandish.
![This image of Venus was created using data that NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft collected on Feb. 7 and 8, 1974, shortly after the spacecraft's closest approach to Venus on Feb. 5.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8XKyr5TnMNWk3YduwA3yeM-320-80.jpg)
Here's every successful Venus mission humanity has ever launched
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
This slideshow shows every successful Venus mission in history, according to information from NASA.
![An image of Venus' thick atmosphere captured by NASA's Mariner 10 mission.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rBhifuFGKAGPFkdLv4Jryb-320-80.jpeg)
Rocket Lab's plan to search for life on Venus in 2023 just got more exciting
By Mike Wall published
Rocket Lab's life-hunting Venus mission in 2023 will be just the beginning, if all goes according to the company's plan.
![An artist's concept showing a super-Venus on the left and Earth on the right.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vxfUmMMbjTBgJgDgqhMSCm-320-80.jpg)
Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life)
By Nola Taylor Tillman published
As Earth's twin, Venus offers much in the search for life and habitable worlds.
![Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft captured this false-color image of Venus' dayside on March 30, 2018.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/otFCeKHpqqqgKdg9WhzUR4-320-80.jpg)
Life on Venus? Breakthrough Initiatives funds study of possible biosignature detection
By Mike Wall published
The main goals involve investigating the case for life on Venus and figuring out the best ways to hunt it down, if it is indeed there.
![A new image of Venus shows the view ALMA had during its observations for the new research.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nF6rNF38XFNp8M37ehLW7V-320-80.jpg)
Strange chemical in clouds of Venus defies explanation. Could it be a sign of life?
By Meghan Bartels last updated
Discovering life beyond Earth may well start with a sniff, a whiff of some chemical that scientists struggle to explain without invoking a strange, shadowy microbe.
![An artist's depiction of Venus and, in the inset, phosphine molecules.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5wTi3wkxVJsGWBQzd752nh-320-80.jpg)
The phosphine discovered in Venus' clouds may be a big deal. Here's what you need to know.
By Meghan Bartels published
A chemical you've likely never heard of has burst into the news thanks to scientists' announcement that they have detected phosphine, which they say may be a sign of life, in the clouds of Venus.
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