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Dec 10, 2021 · MIT announced the first of a series of privately funded space probes that will use specially designed laser equipment to examine the composition of the atmosphere on Venus to determine if microbial life can exist in its clouds of sulfuric acid.
- Solar System | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Newer, nimbler, faster:” Venus probe will search for signs...
- Could acid-neutralizing life-forms make habitable pockets in ...
A new study supports the longstanding idea that if life...
- Solar System | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Apr 10, 2024 · In a new paper, researchers examine the idea of microscopic life that lives and reproduces in water droplets in Venus’s clouds. The title is “ Necessary Conditions for Earthly Life Floating...
Jul 13, 2023 · Various studies over the years have shown that microbial life could theoretically exist in Venus’ atmosphere, like airborne bacteria on Earth.
Dec 20, 2021 · A new study supports the longstanding idea that if life exists, it might make a home in Venus’ clouds. The study’s authors identified a chemical pathway by which life could neutralize Venus’ acidic environment, creating a self-sustaining, habitable pocket in the clouds.
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.
Feb 3, 2021 · Astronomers thought they detected phosphine — a gas often created by microbes — in Venus’ clouds. A new study suggests that analysis was incorrect.
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Microbial life might have existed in early Venusian oceans, but whether life could adapt to the current conditions is unclear. It depends to some degree on the natural history of the planet and how fast the runaway greenhouse effect occurred on our neighboring planet.
