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Written by Amitabh Sinha | Pune | Updated: September 15, 2020 6:57:30 am Artistic impressions of Venus, after the confirmation of phosphine in the atmosphere. On the left, a representation of phosphine molecules in the inset. (ALMA, JCMT, ESO, NASA / JPL / Caltech via ESO) An announcement by an …

Scientists said Monday they have detected in the acidic clouds of Venus, a gas called phosphine, which indicates that microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth. The researchers did not discover real life forms, but pointed out that on Earth, phosphine is produced …