An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, have announced the discovery of a rare molecule - phosphine - in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially, or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments. Astronomers have speculated for decades that high clouds on Venus could offer a home for microbes - floating free
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Hints of life on Venus
Cardiff UK (SPX) Sep 15, 2020
An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, have announced the discovery of a rare molecule - phosphine - in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially, or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments. Astronomers have speculated for decades that high clouds on Venus could offer a home for microbes - floating free
An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, have announced the discovery of a rare molecule - phosphine - in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially, or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments. Astronomers have speculated for decades that high clouds on Venus could offer a home for microbes - floating free
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