A new paper has cast doubt on the presence of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of the planet Venus. Back in September of last year there was much excit… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/343506/doubts-cast-on-signs-of-life-on-venus-claim…
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Purported phosphine on Venus more likely to be ordinary sulfur dioxide, new study shows
In September, a team led by astronomers in the United Kingdom announced that they had detected the chemical phosphine in the thick clouds of Venus. The team’s reported detection, based on observations by two Earth-based radio telescopes, surprised many Venus experts. Earth’s atmosphere contains small amounts of phosphine, which may be produced by life. Phosphine on Venus generated buzz that the…
2020 in review: The hunt for life on Venus continues
Clara Sousa-Silva spent most of 2020 sitting on a huge secret – the apparent detection of phosphine, a potential sign of life, on Venus. She tells New Scientist what it felt like and what comes next Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833135-400-2020-in-review-the-hunt-for-life-on-venus-continues/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Scientists have re-analyzed their data and still see a signal of phosphine at Venus—just less of it
In September, an international team announced that they had discovered phosphine gas (PH3) in the atmosphere of Venus based on data obtained by the Atacama Millimeter-submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii. The news was met with its fair share of skepticism and controversy since phosphine is considered a possible indication of life (AKA…
There may not be life on Venus after all but we shouldn’t despair
New analyses have cast doubt on recent observations of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus, a possible sign of life. Though disappointing, we must remember science will one day provide us with an answer Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833063-800-there-may-not-be-life-on-venus-after-all-but-we-shouldnt-despair/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
More doubts cast on potential signs of life on Venus
A new analysis of the recent observations that seemed to show phosphine gas on Venus – a potential sign of life – suggests that the original claimed detection might be a statistical error Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257987-more-doubts-cast-on-potential-signs-of-life-on-venus/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Venus might not have signs of life after all, say astronomers
Measurements of phosphine in Venus’s clouds have sparked speculation that it could have come from life, but a new analysis of infrared measurements from 2015 has failed to find the gas Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257680-venus-might-not-have-signs-of-life-after-all-say-astronomers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Top 4 most promising worlds for alien life in the solar system
Where are the other most promising locations for extraterrestrial life in our solar system? Source: https://earthsky.org/space/et-alien-life-most-likely-worlds-solar-system…
Evidence of life on Venus found 40 years ago?
Data collected during a NASA mission in 1978 could also point to the presence of phosphine on Venus. Back in September there was much excitement when … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339901/evidence-of-life-on-venus-found-40-years-ago…
NASA may have found signs of life on Venus in 1978 without realising
After the observation of phosphine gas on Venus, which may be a sign of life there, a new search through old data has found hints of the gas and more Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2256078-nasa-may-have-found-signs-of-life-on-venus-in-1978-without-realising/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…