EPISODE · Sep 14, 2020 · 9 MIN
Possible Marker of Life Spotted on Venus
from Stage Zero Studio with Wil Waldon · host Frontier AI Labs
An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments. Astronomers have speculated for decades that high clouds on Venus could offer a home for microbes — floating free of the scorching surface but needing to tolerate very high acidity. The detection of phosphine could point to such extra-terrestrial “aerial” life. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKrYApEKo8gh_nSyUNdvxTA/
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