By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 15, 2020 3:23:40 pm The presence of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus is something that was not expected and is “inexplicable”. (NASA / File photo) The discovery of phosphine gas on Venus as a possible sign of life on the …
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Carl Sagan once said that Venus is the most hell-like planet in our solar system. So when do we return? Astronomers on Monday reported the detection of a chemical in Venus’ acidic clouds, phosphine, which may be a possible sign of life. That has some planetary scientists eager to return …
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Image for representation. Credits: News18. The researchers did not discover real life forms, but explained that on Earth, phosphine is produced by bacteria that thrive in environments without oxygen. News18.com Last update: September 15, 2020 8:17 AM M. IST FOLLOW US: Is Venus where ET decided to call home? Scientists …
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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 …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha | Pune | Updated: September 14, 2020 9:46:07 pm The presence of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus is something that was not expected and is “inexplicable. (Source: European Southern Observatory) An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of phosphine gas in the atmosphere …
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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 …
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Venus’s atmosphere contains traces of phosphine gas, scientists said Monday. Venus’s atmosphere contains traces of phosphine gas, which on Earth is associated with living organisms, scientists said Monday, taking a fresh look at conditions in our closest planetary neighbor. Conditions on Venus are often described as hellish with daytime temperatures …
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Astronomers have found a potential sign of life high up in the atmosphere of neighboring Venus – hinting that there may be strange microbes living in sulfuric acid-laden clouds on the greenhouse planet. Two telescopes in Hawaii and Chile detected in the dense Venetian clouds the chemical signature of phosphine, …
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[ad_1] VENUS and the Moon will be together west just after sunset, which is at 8:20 p.m. As it gets dark, you should also see the Moon as a full circle, but with one side lit up. This is known as Earthshine and is created by sunlight bouncing off the …
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[ad_1] Washington DC .: Images from the Akatsuki spacecraft reveal what makes Venus’ atmosphere spin much faster than the planet itself. An international research team led by Takeshi Horinouchi from Hokkaido University has revealed that this “super rotation” is held close to the equator by atmospheric tidal waves formed by …
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