Life on Venus? A Key Biosignature Called Phosphine has been Discovered in Venus' Atmosphere
Well, did you hear the big news? Life on Venus. Life… on... Venus. Now, where have we heard this before? Oh right, life on Mars. If you’ve been watching any of my videos or listening to Astronomy Cast, you’re cautiously optimistic. Skeptical, but hopeful.
That’s the right position to take, because buckle up, the internet’s about to run with this news. It’s going to be difficult to figure out what was really discovered, and what this means for the search for life in the Universe.
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Totally inspiring the microbial life we anticipated in the cosmos is now coming into field of vision. Hurrah for progress and space exploration hope there are missions to check out the new data and keep pushing the boundaries. Space exploration is the key to advancement in every sense. STEM is the key to the future.
Fraser, I'm surprised you haven't thrown you usual wet blanket on this - "Dust, it's always dust".
The scientists were very careful in their analysis. I doubt it'll turn out to be dust... for once. :-)
The XKCD comic related to the topic way pretty excellent.
This is a fantastic summary of a very exciting development. Cheers Fraser.
Thanks!