Venus’ clouds could soon be brought to Earth

With extremely high temperatures, enormous pressure and a thick layer of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid, the atmosphere of Venus is a deadly environment for humans. However, China has ambitious plans – not only to penetrate this inhospitable area, but also to collect samples.

Venus’ clouds could soon be brought to Earth

View larger. | Japan’s Akatsuki orbiter took this stunning ultraviolet image of Venus on December 23, 2016. And China is preparing to launch a mission to Venus in the early 2030s to sample Venus’ clouds and bring those samples to Earth. One of the mission’s goals would be to search for possible microscopic life in the clouds. Image via JAXA/ ISAS/ DARTS/ Kevin M. Gill/ Flickr. Used with permission. Looking up has never felt more important. Pleas…

A Wild Plan to Collect a Sample from Venus’s Killer Atmosphere

A daring and revolutionary plan to sample Venus’s hostile atmosphere was unveiled by a coalition of China’s leading space agencies, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the China National Space Administration, and the China Manned Space Engineering Office. Announced in late 2023, this mission is set to launch between 2028 and 2035 and promises to offer invaluable insights into one of our solar system’s most extreme environments. Why Venus …

China has already collected samples on the moon and brought them to Earth. A similar mission is planned for Venus, which is to search for life among other things.