Life On Venus’ Clouds

Sunday, September 20, 2020 | 0 comments

Recently, astronomers or scientists discovered a so-called “sign of life’ on the clouds of planet Venus, that thing is what they called Phosphine molecule.

The phosphine molecule or gas is said to be in large amount wherein a non-biological process such as volcanic activity would not produce such amount. So, who is producing it in large proportion or amount?

The suspicion is there could microbes in the clouds of Venus.

“But despite the inhospitable environment on the surface [of Venus surface], some microbial life may be able to survive in the planet’s atmosphere, the researchers hypothesize…….“The discovery raises many questions, such as how any organisms could survive,” Clara Sousa Silva, team member at MIT, said in the statement. “On Earth, some microbes can cope with up to about 5% of acid in their environment — but the clouds of Venus are almost entirely made of acid”…… Previous research has shown that the clouds of Venus may actually harbor far more favorable conditions than the surface, with temperatures in the range of 0 to 60 degrees Centigrade and pressures — well within the range of Earth.” (Futursim)

“On Sept. 14, 2020, a new planet was added to the list of potentially habitable worlds in the Solar System: Venus. Phosphine, a toxic gas made up of one phosphorus and three hydrogen atoms (PH₃), commonly produced by organic life forms but otherwise difficult to make on rocky planets, was discovered in the middle layer of the Venus atmosphere. This raises the tantalizing possibility that something is alive on our planetary neighbor. With this discovery, Venus joins the exalted ranks of Mars and the icy moons Enceladus and Europa among planetary bodies where life may once have existed, or perhaps might even still do so today…… Venus is a compelling exploration target, with tantalizing evidence that the planet once had oceans and perhaps even suffered a hellish fate at the hands of its own volcanic eruptions. But with the detection of a potential biomarker in Venus’ atmosphere, we now have yet another major reason to return to the world ancient Greek astronomers called Phosphorus — a name for Venus that, it turns out, is wonderfully prescient.” (The Conversation)