A bombshell study from last month made the extraordinary claim of finding a type of molecule on Venus associated with life. An independent re-evaluation of the methods used in the paper has reached an entirely different conclusion, finding “no statistical evidence” for the biomarker.
This week, a team of researchers announced they have discovered traces of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus — a gas produced almost exclusively on Earth by anaerobic microorganisms, but the presence of which on Venus scientists currently don’t understand.
A team searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence has put together an Exotica Catalogue, which lists every known type of celestial object, regardless of whether we understand it or not.