Why Venus Destroys Almost Every Spacecraft That Reaches It

Venus looks like Earth's twin, but its surface reaches 900°F, its air crushes machines with 92 times Earth's pressure, and its clouds are made of pure sulfuric acid. In this video, we break down why every Soviet Venera probe, every NASA Venus mission, and nearly every spacecraft ever sent toward Venus was destroyed within minutes — and why the record for surviving on the surface is still just over two hours. We explore the greenhouse effect gone extreme, the runaway climate change that turned Venus into a furnace, the Cold War space race between NASA and the Soviet Union, the mysterious Cosmos 482 lander that spent 53 years stuck in orbit, the ongoing phosphine and possible signs of life debate in Venus's clouds, and what future missions like DAVINCI, VERITAS, and EnVision hope to uncover.