Europe will go it alone on Venus mission after NASA yanks radar instrument

The European Space Agency (ESA) will continue its Venus mission, EnVision, without the participation of NASA, after the US space agency decided to withdraw its radar instrument from the project. The EnVision mission, which aims to explore Venus' surface and upper atmosphere, will now rely on its own resources and potentially partner with other countries, such as China, to achieve its objectives. This development comes amid reports of the White House trying to cancel or renegotiate several NASA partnerships, including the Artemis program and the Mars Sample Return mission.