Paris, France – The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched an ambitious mission to explore Venus, Earth’s mysterious celestial twin. The mission, called EnVision, aims to unravel the mysteries of Venus’s extreme inhospitability and determine if the planet was ever capable of sustaining life.
Scheduled for launch in April 2031, EnVision is a collaboration between the ESA and NASA, with NASA providing essential instruments such as the Synthetic Aperture Radar and Deep Space Network support. Other ESA member states have also contributed payload instruments for the mission.
Scientists hope to gain insight into the factors that led to Venus’s runaway greenhouse effect and to investigate whether the planet was once habitable. The mission aims to provide a deeper understanding of Venus’s atmospheric and geological conditions.
The EnVision mission represents a significant step forward in humanity’s exploration of the solar system. By studying Venus, scientists hope to uncover important clues about the evolution of Earth and other rocky planets. The data obtained from this mission could have far-reaching implications for our understanding of planetary processes and the potential for life beyond Earth.