These 5 Venus missions could launch in the next decade to study Earth's 'evil twin'

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November 4, 2025, 3:00 PM

• •Several missions to Venus are planned, including DAVINCI, VERITAS, and Envision.
• •Proposed budget cuts by the Trump administration threaten NASA's support for these missions.
• •The missions aim to explore Venus's atmosphere, surface, and potential for past habitability.
• •Private entities and other space agencies, such as ESA and India, are also planning Venus missions.

Following the end of the Akatsuki mission, several missions to Venus are planned, including DAVINCI, VERITAS, and Envision, but their future is uncertain due to potential budget cuts by NASA, with the Trump administration proposing significant reductions to the agency's fiscal 2026 budget. These missions aim to explore Venus's atmosphere, surface, and potential for past habitability, with the DAVINCI and VERITAS projects being at risk of cancellation. Alongside NASA's involvement, the ESA and private entities such as Rocket Lab and India are also planning missions to Venus, exploring the planet's characteristics and origins.

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