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Scientists have discovered phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, which some living organisms are capable of producing. According to the researchers, the discovery could be revolutionary, because it is probably evidence of life on a neighboring planet.
This is reported by “Apostrophe” citing data from a group of astronomers led by Jane Greaves from Cardiff University, published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
The researchers emphasized that phosphine appears in Earth’s atmosphere due to anthropogenic activities and the life of anaerobic organisms, which include some bacteria, fungi, algae, and worms.
There are also natural sources of phosphine, but they are few: lightning, meteorite falls and volcanic activity. Phosphine is a colorless poisonous gas.
It should be noted that the study of the atmosphere of Venus was carried out using the James Clark Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii and the ALMA radio telescope system in Chile in the millimeter wavelength range.
As reported by Apostrophe, researchers from the University of Maryland and the Zurich Institute of Geophysics have created 3D models to investigate whether volcanic structures on Venus could be geologically active.
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