"The Challenge of Exploring Venus" is talking about Venus and how similar it is to Earth also that it's the hottest planet in our solar system as well as that we still might not know as much as we think we do. "Striving to meet the challenge presented by Venus has value, not only because of the insight to be gained on the planet itself, but also because human curiosity will likely lead us into many equally intimidating endeavors"(Paragraph 8). The author of "The Challenge of Exploring Venus" thinks that we should be studying Venus because there still might be some things we don't know about Venus also if we do study it we could potentially might explore its surface one day.

So how the author suggests that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers, is because he explains in detail why we should be studying Venus. He also explains how we could study Venus surface a safe way and not worry about it's temperature."Futhermore, recall that Venus can sometimes be our nearest option for a planetary visit, a crucial consideration given the long time frames of space travel"(Paragraph 4). The author believes that if we study Venus we could find safe ways to do this and not have to worry about it's temperature and we could explore more of Venus as well as discovering new things.

So the author supports the idea that studying Venus is a worthy pursuit despite the dangers because in the article, he explains that we could figure out safe ways to go on Venus surface. He also says we shouldn't just stop our curiosity there because we are limited by the dangers as well as doubts.