Planetary Environments and Habitability

On 9-13 February 2026, scientists met at the Lorentz Centre in Leiden, the Netherlands, to explore past and present conditions for habitability on Venus. The scientists established the state-of-the-art knowledge of the coevolution of the planet's surface, interior, and atmosphere through time enabling habitability. The objectives and ability of planned and candidate future Venus missions to address key habitability questions were assessed. An overview of the workshop objectives and discussions is provided in this video, and the outcome is being prepared as a peer-reviewed journal paper to be submitted soon.

Credit: This video was produced by Lightcurve Films for the Lorentz Centre "Roadmap to the Exploration of Venus Habitability" workshop, 9-13 February 2026. The video production was funded by the European Astrobiology Institute.