Venus reawakening
Despite similarities in size and density to Earth, Venus followed a radically different evolution, becoming a hot, dry world. Here we review key properties of the planet and discuss how forthcoming missions may explain its puzzling evolutionary history.
Authors
- Maxence Lefèvre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3143-9716)
- Julia Maia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3605-6554)
Institutions
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) (DE)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-05-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72086-4
- Primary Topic
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
- European Commission
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme