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- Scientists have detected an unstable and unexpected gas in Venus's atmosphere that, on Earth, is commonly produced by some microbes. The find could be a sign of life in the clouds of our nearest planetary neighbor—or, it could merely be evidence of some weird, as-yet-unknown chemical processes taking place there.
www.science.org/content/article/curious-and-unexplained-gas-spotted-venus-s-atmosphere-also-spewed-microbes-earth‘Curious and unexplained.' Gas spotted in Venus's ... - AAAS
Sep 14, 2020 · Based on our understanding of life on Earth, Venus would be among the last places in the Solar System you'd look to find living creatures. But an international team of scientists has just made a detection that might - just might - be a biosignature.
Sep 14, 2020 · Is there microbial life in the atmosphere of Earth's closest neighbor, Venus? An international team of astronomers has found tentative but highly compelling evidence.
Sep 14, 2020 · In Clouds on Venus, New Potential for Microbial Life. Astronomers have detected a chemical in Venus’ atmosphere that signifies life on Earth. Could it mean the same on Venus?
- Nora Mcgreevy
Sep 14, 2020 · Telescopes have detected unusually high concentrations of the molecule phosphine—a stinky, flammable chemical typically associated with feces, farts and rotting microbial activity—in an...
Sep 14, 2020 · Astronomers at MIT, Cardiff University, and elsewhere may have observed signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus. If the evidence, indicating the presence of the molecule phosphine, is indeed associated with life, it must be some sort of “aerial” life-form in Venus’ clouds.
Jan 6, 2022 · It is possible, researchers say, that these ancient organisms adapted to the changing conditions on Venus and eventually found a new home within its thick atmosphere. Scientists are skeptical that fossil remains exist on the Venusian surface due to continuous and destructive volcanic activity.
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Jan 1, 2020 · Recently several studies have reviewed the possibility that the clouds of Venus could provide habitats for a variety of microbial extremophiles. Venus has a radius of about 95% of the Earth's radius and is at a distance of about 40 million km from Earth during inferior transit (closest approach).
