DAVINCI

Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging

future Mission
Round probe descending to Venus with hazy yellowish sky and mountains in background

DAVINCI will study Venus from its clouds down to the planet's surface – the first mission to study Venus using both flybys and a descent probe. It joins the VERITAS mission as the first NASA spacecraft to explore Earth's sister planet Venus since the 1990s.

Type

Flyby / Atmospheric Probe

Launch

Tentative: 2030

Target

Venus

Objective

Study Venus from above its clouds to its surface
discover

DAVINCI

The DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) mission will explore whether the inhospitable surface of Venus could once have been a twin of Earth – a habitable world with liquid water oceans.

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Artist's rendering of the DAVINCI mission capsule over Venus.

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NASA DAVINCI Mission’s Many ‘Firsts’ to Unlock Venus’ Hidden Secrets

The image depicts a desolate, alien landscape under a hazy yellowish sky. The terrain appears rugged and rocky, with scattered, uneven ground and distant mountain-like formations. In the foreground, a metallic spherical object rests on the ground. The object has a segmented design and resembles a space probe or a futuristic exploration device.
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Old Data Yields New Secrets as NASA’s DAVINCI Preps for Venus Trip

Bands of white, tan, and orange clouds shroud Venus in this view from a spacecraft.
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Xiaoyi Li Engineers Instruments and the Teams that Get Them Done

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NASA Instrument to Measure Temperature, Pressure, and Wind on Venus

Article2 years ago
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Stephanie Getty: Exploring the Universe with Curiosity and Wonder

Article2 years ago
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Venus Resource Package

Browse this page for a curated collection of resources, including activities that can be done at home, as well as videos, animations, printable graphics, and podcasts.

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DAVINCI Probe shown descending through the yellow-orange clouds of Venus.
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