> The presence of phosphine is seen by many ast...
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lively-kitchen-45586
09/14/2020, 7:42 AMThe presence of phosphine is seen by many astrobiologists as a "biosignature" i.e. an indicator of the possible presence of life. The detection was made by the Atacama (ALMA) array located in Chile and the James Clerk Maxwell telescope located in Hawaii. The research team includes members from the University of Manchester, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Cardiff University. A paper will appear in the 14 September issue of Nature Astronomy.http://astrobiology.com/2020/09/phosphine-detected-in-the-atmosphere-of-venus---an-indicator-of-possible-life.html
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loud-glass-33663
09/14/2020, 8:55 AMWow. This is incredible. Just today at lunch, we were discussing about Venus with my 6yo who is currently fascinated by Mercury and Venus.
If they do actually find life on the planet, I wouldn’t want to meet them 😬 Venus is one of the most inhospitable planets in our solar system.
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/overview/#:~:text=6-,Greenhouse%20Effect,hot%20enough%20to%20melt%20lead.
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damp-coat-97256
09/14/2020, 9:00 AMUpper Atmosphere is supposed to be pretty livable right
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loud-glass-33663
09/14/2020, 9:03 AMYep. There is a zone in the above atmosphere where you can technically live - pressure is good and it is not as toxic as it is down below. And, that is probably where they have found the phosphine. (My statement was more about intelligent life who can actually build stuff in the upper atmospheres). Unless you are bacteria type organisms who are floating above automatically
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tall-advantage-5586
09/14/2020, 2:18 PMThere's a news conference in 45 mins (8:30PM IST) by Royal Astronomical Society which might have official details.
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09/14/2020, 2:19 PM4 Views