The Venus Exploration Analysis Group
The Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VExAG) is NASA's community-based forum designed to provide scientific input and technology development plans for planning and prioritizing the exploration of Venus over the next several decades. Open to all interested scientists, VEXAG regularly evaluates Venus exploration goals, scientific objectives, investigations, and critical measurement requirements, including especially recommendations in the NRC Decadal Survey and the Solar System Exploration Strategic Roadmap.
Breaking News
VEXAG 2022 Findings as Submitted to NASA HQ and Planetary Advisory Council
The three major Findings from the 2022 VEXAG Meeting were presented at The PAC meeting in December. Summarized below, additional detail is in the linked document entitled "Findings, Endorsements, and Questions from the 20th VEXAG meeting, November 7-9, 2022” or “VEXAG 2022 FEQ.”
- VERITAS Finding: VERITAS needs to be launched as soon as possible, without delay.
- R&A Finding: A “Precursor Science Investigations – Discovery” (PSI-D) R&A program is in the interests of the planetary community.
- Technology Finding: A new “CloudTech” R&A program, in addition to a HOTTech 3 program would serve multiple science and technology communities across multiple planetary targets.
The final document includes these Findings, ten Endorsements, or statements of support, encouragement, and desire for programs efforts, and other relevant projects at NASA, and six Questions, or requests for information or communication from the community to NASA that will help us in our strategic thinking and community efforts.
Venus Early Career Networking Group
The primary goal of this group is to support early career Venus researchers by providing networking opportunities, professional development through colloquiums and gatherings, and to foster community amongst the group. Please fill out the form if you are interested in joining:
Become involved in VEXAG: ask to work with one of our Science/Analysis Workgroups (SAWs). See the About Us page for details.
Venus Initiative Venus Surface and Atmosphere meeting
January 30–February 1, 2023, in Houston, TX/Virtual
Unveil Venus: Why is Earth's sister planet so different?
VEXAG was established by NASA in 2005 to identify scientific priorities and opportunities for the exploration of Venus, Earth’s sister planet. The group has an open membership and a Steering Committee for which applications are solicited annually. It actively seeks and gathers input from the scientific community and communicates findings to the NASA Planetary Advisory Committee and Headquarters. The VEXAG provides findings to NASA Headquarters, but does not make recommendations. Stay in touch by visiting our Twitter and Facebook pages!
Details about VEXAG, including its purpose, activities, organization, and processes can be found in the VEXAG Terms of Reference.
Venus: The Exoplanet Next Door
Venus and VEXAG White papers
Decadal Survey White Papers
Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
Venus White Paper Google Doc Directory
Venus Decadal Survey White Papers 2020
Upcoming Meetings
54th LPSC
March 13-17, 2023
Houston TX/Virtual
Recent Meetings
Ancient Venus Conference
July 25-27, 2022
Virtual and in-person at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas
20th Meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG)
November 7–9, 2022
Albuquerque, New Mexico/Virtual
Venus Listserv News -Subscribe at https://groups.google.com/u/1/a/psi.edu/g/venus
Code of Conduct
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