phosphine
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Biosignature Spotted on Venus Could Be From Volcanoes, Not Life
A team of planetary scientists said that if there is phosphine on Venus, it could have geological — not biological — origins. Their findings suggest that phosphine, a chemical often associated with microbes, could come from a reaction in the Venusian sky kicked off by volcanic eruptions on the planet’s surface.
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Venus Belongs To Russia, According To The Head Of The Russian State-Run Space Company
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.