What will it take to go to Venus?

Despite no go-ahead for missions, scientists are still trying to get to Earth’s evil twin

Venus

BLUE MARBLE  From the outside, you would never know how hostile Venus’ surface is. This false-color image of Venus from the Akatsuki spacecraft shows a cloud-covered atmosphere as complex and dynamic as Earth’s.

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There’s a planet just next door that could explain the origins of life in the universe.