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Scientists have discovered a phosphine substance on Venus, indicating the possible existence of living organisms on the second planet from the Sun.
Astronomers at Cardiff University, using ground-based telescopes, discovered phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus. The corresponding article was published on September 14 in the journal Nature Astronomy.
According to scientists, phosphine gas (phosphorous hydride, PH₃) is one of the substances that can indicate the presence of living organisms. During the study, the substance was recorded at altitudes of 53 to 61 km from the surface of Venus.
The article reports that the presence of matter does not necessarily mean that there is life in Venus’s atmosphere, but it may indicate chemical processes unknown to scientists. Previously, phosphine gas was discovered in Saturn’s atmosphere.
The Venera-D interplanetary station can conduct more scans. It is scheduled to launch in the period from 2029 to 2031.
Russia and the United States launched the joint Venera-D project in 2013. Due to sanctions against Russia, cooperation was suspended in 2014, but a year later the project was unfrozen. The cost of Venera-D is estimated at $ 800 million to $ 1 billion. If funds are available, the mission will not launch before 2027.
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