Hellish and cloud-enveloped Venus is a world ready and waiting for renewed exploration.

A new Jet Propulsion Laboratory study released last month argues that the time is ripe to investigate Venus by high-tech aerial platforms.

These platforms can extensively probe the Venus atmosphere, its circulation, and also determine the chemical nature of the planet’s gaseous atmosphere and its clouds.

Surprisingly, the back to Venus campaign has benefited by Google’s Loon program, an Earth network of long-lived balloons designed to deliver connectivity to people in Internet-deprived communities.

Take a look at my new Scientific American story:

Will NASA’s Next Mission to Venus Be a Balloon?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/will-nasas-next-mission-to-venus-be-a-blimp/