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- Signs of the gas phosphine in Venus’s atmosphere have faded—but they’re still there, according to a new data analysis. In September, an international team of astronomers made headlines when it reported finding phosphine—a potential marker of life—in the planet’s atmosphere.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/prospects-for-life-on-venus-fade-but-arent-dead-yet/
The announcement in September took the world by storm: Researchers using two radio telescopes found signs that the clouds of Venus were harboring phosphine, a toxic compound that on Earth is only made in significant quantities by microbes and chemists.
Nov 18, 2020 · Signs of the gas phosphine in Venus’s atmosphere have faded—but they’re still there, according to a new data analysis. In September, an international team of astronomers made headlines when it...
Jul 29, 2024 · Researchers’ detection of two gases, phosphine and ammonia, in the clouds of Venus raises speculation about possible life forms in the planet’s atmosphere.
Mar 28, 2024 · If Venus hosts lifeforms in its toxic clouds, they likely won't be deprived of amino acids, one of the essential building blocks of life (as we know it). At least, that's what...
The possibility of life on Venus is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to Venus' proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no definitive evidence has been found of past or present life there.
Oct 28, 2023 · It's possible that once —billions of years ago— Venus had life on it. The rocky planet is a "scorching wasteland" according to scientists, but long ago a shift in its tectonic plates...
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Nov 27, 2020 · After reanalyzing data from Venus, researchers say they see much less phosphine, a possible sign of life. The announcement in September took the world by storm: In radio emissions from Venus's atmosphere, researchers found signs of phosphine, a toxic compound that on Earth is made in significant amounts only by microbes and chemists.
