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Probably one of the best news in Astronomy, NASA has already produced an electronic device which can possibly survive the hell-like atmosphere in Venus. The integrated circuits introduced by NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, can lead to the first ever successful mission done in the said planet.

NASA: meet the planet Venus

Venus has an extreme atmospheric condition, that previous Venus landers only lasted for only a couple of hours in the planet's surface due to its severe hotness. The temperature recorded in Venus is 860 degrees Fahrenheit, which means that no oven can be hotter than this planet. Also, it contains a huge amount of high-pressure carbon dioxide. That is the reason why, according to The Verge, there is no landed mission in Venus since the 1984 trip by Soviet Vega 2. Landers wore thermal and pressure resistant gears to protect themselves from harm.

What did NASA do to solve this issue?

Phil Neudeck, the lead electronics engineer in NASA Glenn Research, said that this long duration mission going to Venus will be greatly supported by the integrated circuits the team created. He also highlights that they came up with a more complicated and sophisticated design for the this device.

They produced utmost durable silicon carbide semiconductor integrated circuits. Two of these circuits have undergone testing in GEER or Glenn Extreme Environment Rig, which triggers the atmosphere in Venus. Fortunately, these devices overcame the testing for 521 hours, which makes it a hundred times better than other electronics invented for the Venus mission. Earlier this year, Neudeck's team came up with the same carbide semiconductor circuits and showed how it lasted 1,000 hours of 900 degrees Fahrenheit in an Earth atmosphere.

The said electronic devices are invented for Venus mission purposes but, NASA posted that it can also has Earth significant application. One of it is that it serves as aircraft engines with new capabilities.