# Europe to go it alone on Venus mission after NASA pulls radar instrument

https://mins.news/en/item/53558

- Ars Technica, 2026-09-10 19:09 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/europe-will-go-it-alone-on-venus-mission-after-nasa-yanks-radar-instrument/

> The European Space Agency is moving ahead with its Envision Venus orbiter after NASA officials concluded they were unlikely to provide the US-built radar instrument promised under their partnership. Radar will map Venus's cloud-shrouded surface at 10 times the resolution of NASA's last Venus radar mission and help scientists search for active volcanism.