ISRO is ready to conduct the next space exploration project with the Venus mission, also known as the Shukrayaan mission. (Nasa)

Explore Venus with ISRO: Uncover the Secrets of Shukrayaan Mission!

Following the successful Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1 missions, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to launch its upcoming mission to Venus, known as the Shukrayaan mission. ISRO Chief S. Somanath has provided an update, stating that the project payloads have been fully developed. During a speech at the Indian National Science Academy in Delhi, the ISRO Chairman discussed the distinctive features of Venus and the potential for Earth’s atmosphere to become toxic in the future, similar to what Shukrayaan has observed. The significance of the Venus mission is worth exploring.

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According to an ANI report, the ISRO chairman stated that the Venus mission has been configured and the payloads have been developed to launch the project. Somanath said, “We have a lot of missions in the conceptual phase. The Venus mission has already been defined. The payloads have already been developed for it.”

Somanath also showed why studying Venus is important, talking about its uniqueness and how studying the planet helps answer so many questions about space and science.
The atmosphere of Venus was found to be very thick and full of acid. He said, “Atmospheric pressure is 100 times Earth’s pressure.” This prevents scientists from checking the state of the planet’s surface.

The planet Venus is known to be the second planet from the sun and closest to Earth. It is considered one of the four inner rocky planets and is also known as Earth’s twin in terms of size and density.
Other space agencies have recently completed several flybys of Venus, such as ESA’s Venus Express which completed in 2016, Japan’s Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter which is still orbiting the planet, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has also made several flybys. Now India is also reaching a milestone in exploring the planet through the Shukrayaan mission.
ISRO is yet to reveal more about the Venus mission, its plans and payloads to give a better idea of how the project will be executed and what mysteries it aims to uncover.