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Astronomers who studied our closest neighbor Venus and found phosphine gas there, a chemical that could indicate that there are microorganisms on Venus.
Scientists have used two large telescopes here on Earth, one in Chile and one in Hawaii, to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus. Phosphine has been found in the atmosphere of Venus at an altitude of about 50 kilometers, where the temperature is around a modest 30 degrees, unlike on the planet’s surface, where it is about 470 degrees warm.
Astronomers have not been able to explain how phosphine formed on Venus, as it requires more observations of Venus. This is something he is now planning and researcher Sara Seager, who has been involved in writing the latest Venus report, says:
“Our expected impact on the planetary scientific community is to stimulate more research on Venus itself, research on the possibilities for life in the atmosphere of Venus and even space missions focused on finding signs of life or even life itself in the atmosphere of Venus.”
Above is a feature about the discovery of phosphine on Venus.
