text: In the first couple paragraphs the author talks about how Venus is sometimes called the "Evening star" and how it is the closest planet to earth. It talks about how challenging it is to examine Venus closely. When they say this they mean that if people really tried to go and examine venus it would be very dangerous because Venus is about 800 degrees Fahrenheit. No spacecraft has survived the landing for more than a few hours. The last time someone lasted awhile on Venus was three decades ago. The author talks about how it is one of the hardest planets for humans to study.