{"id":165797,"date":"2025-11-06T09:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/165797\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:41:10","slug":"the-last-probe-orbiting-venus-has-just-shut-down-and-thats-not-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/165797\/","title":{"rendered":"The last probe orbiting Venus has just shut down, and that&#8217;s not good news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bodytext\">Venus is often considered to be the twin of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Without-this-cosmic-accident-life-on-Earth-might-never-have-existed.1154701.0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Earth<\/a>, notably due to certain similarities. But for the first time in several years, no probe is orbiting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/NASA-s-James-Webb-Telescope-maps-400-light-year-distant-planet-in-3D-revealing-heat-so-extreme-it-breaks-water-apart.1154043.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">planet<\/a>, and that&#8217;s bad news.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Thus, in 2010, the Akatsuki probe was launched towards Venus in order to observe this planet. However, shortly after the launch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Astronomers-might-find-signs-of-life-on-exoplanets-in-less-than-4-years.1153810.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">astronomers<\/a>\u00a0were unable to start the main engine, propelling the probe at high speed beyond its initial destination.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Astronomers-detect-the-brightest-fast-radio-burst-ever-130-million-light-years-away.1094007.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">astronomers<\/a> persisted, and after five years, Akatsuki has successfully approached Venus. And the results obtained were unique, as they have solved many mysteries concerning the atmosphere of this planet. That&#8217;s not all, because astronomers also used weather instruments on another planet for the first time.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">However, after ten years, Akatsuki is out of service, and it is impossible to reactivate this probe. As a result, Venus finds itself without a probe orbiting it, which could be a problem.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Indeed, it has provided answers to many questions, whether it is about the formation of planets or their composition. But one of the most significant problems concerns asteroids located near Venus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Venus-could-be-hiding-an-invisible-danger-for-Earth.1125057.0.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">which could pose a threat to Earth<\/a>.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Therefore, it is necessary to send back a probe around this planet in order to complete several studies and obtain new answers. But due to budget constraints faced by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/NASA-made-a-strange-discovery-under-the-surface-of-the-Moon.1152111.0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NASA<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/ESA-s-Swarm-spots-a-fast-growing-anomaly-in-the-Earth-s-magnetic-field.1146994.0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESA<\/a>, this could take years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Notebookcheck-Team.212978.0.html?&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Bmode%5D=show&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Buid%5D=402\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/csm_Alexis-Stegmann-profile-image-2025_1cbd3597a0.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Alexis Stegmann\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/Notebookcheck-Team.212978.0.html?&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Bmode%5D=show&amp;tx_nbc2journalist_pi1%5Buid%5D=402\" class=\"j_name\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Stegmann<\/a> &#8211; Tech Writer  &#8211; 344 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2025<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been working in the field of web writing for several years, and I&#8217;m passionate about keeping readers up to date with the latest news on astronomy, technology, the world of video games and other exciting subjects. In particular, I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to work on a number of websites, which has enabled me to cover a wide range of subjects. In my personal life, I&#8217;m passionate about a wide range of subjects, including astronomy, video games, history and science. I&#8217;m also drawn to psychology, which is a subject that deserves greater documentation and recognition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Venus is often considered to be the twin of Earth, notably due to certain similarities. 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