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Scientists challenge latest discovery of biosignature on Venus

Venus, conceived by NASA Mariner in 1974 in 10 investigations.Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech Last month’s bombshell study made the extraordinary claim of finding a type of atom on Venus associated with life. An independent re-evaluation of the methods used in the paper, searching for “no statistical evidence” for the biomarker, …

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Astronomers have discovered a possible sign of life on Venus

Traces of a rare molecule known as phosphine have been found in Venus’s hellish, highly acidic atmosphere, astronomers announced Monday – providing a boring clue about the possibility of life. The phosphine molecules found on Earth are primarily the result of the action of microorganisms that thrive in human industry …

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Astronomers have discovered a possible sign of life on Venus

Traces of a rare molecule known as phosphine have been found in Venus’s hellish, highly acidic atmosphere, astronomers announced Monday – providing a boring clue about the possibility of life. The phosphine molecules found on Earth are primarily the result of the action of microorganisms that thrive in human industry …

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