71: Penguins on Venus?
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Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store. Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review, or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypod Syzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York. On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypod Things we talk about in this episode: The Phosphine on Venus paper Lead scientist Jane Greaves explains (video) Another good video about phosphine (Periodic Videos) Venus and the runaway greenhouse effect Extremophiles on Earth Biosignatures The Pigeon, the Antenna and Me (video) Missions to Venus First photos from Venus Parker Solar Probe mission BepiColombo’s Venus fly-by How hot is the surface of Venus again?
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OMG life on Venus!!! Well, now, hold on there Tex. Yes, astronomers announced this month that they'd found phosphine in the atmosphere of our planetary neighbour. And yes, phosphine is a pretty decent biosignature, a chemical that is pretty strongly associated with life here on Earth. Emily digs deep to explain the big gap between "Hey, look — phosphine! Huh." and "We found aliens!"
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