Possible evidence found for life on Venus

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:48 pm

quote <The best evidence for life beyond Earth has been found in the most surprising of places – the atmosphere of Venus.>end quote

In the News today, or from:

https://astronomynow.com/2020/09/14/pos ... -on-venus/

brian livesey · Post by **brian livesey** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 10:12 am

There are some ludicrously optimistic reports about this in the tabloid press today. Phosphine isn't entirely a product of life processes. The surface temperature of Venus would melt lead.
It seems unlikely that even the hardiest of extrophiles could exist in such hellish conditions.

stella · Post by **stella** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:35 am

Following the undoubted success in detecting Phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus,
a number of other teams have started a search for the following:

Cannabis on the Moon,
Heroin on Vesta,
Salt on Ceres,
Marmite on Mercury,
Cocaine up Uranus,
Syrup on Saturn,
Intelligent life on Earth - this one seems doomed to failure.

brian livesey · Post by **brian livesey** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:24 pm

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 4:39 pm

Must keep the funding coming in don't you think?

They claim that these "bugs" live in the planets atmosphere, in a realm where the temperature doesn't exceed about 93C

brian livesey · Post by **brian livesey** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:18 pm

Bear in mind Brian that phosphine itself isn't life, but can be produced by life.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:28 pm

Sorry, should more properly have written
"They claim that the putative "bugs" which produce phosphine (if they exist) live in the planets atmosphere, in a realm where the temperature doesn't exceed about 93C

brian livesey · Post by **brian livesey** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:17 pm

Please ignore my previous post Brian, as it could be misconstrue as being condescending. I misunderstood your previous post.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:04 pm

No offence taken Brian

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:44 pm

Latest : False Alarm!

"No phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus" Following re-evaluation of the data :

https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.14305

stella · Post by **stella** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:47 am

So Phosphine was Phosphene!

stella · Post by **stella** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:47 am

So Phosphine was Phosphene!

RMSteele · Post by **RMSteele** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:55 am

And it looks like Hesperus is not phosphorous either. Bob

Cliff · Post by **Cliff** » Sun Nov 01, 2020 6:55 pm

I got a bit mixed up with this Venus, phosphine, phosphene, Hesperus, phosphorus, issue.
Trying to solve this "dark matter", I've ended up with Heracles. Apparently he had to 1. Kill a Lion, 2. a hydra 3, capture a hind, 4.a boar,
5. clean some stinking stables, 6. shoot birds (not using guns!), 7.catch a bull, 8. & some horses, 9.pinch Amazon's girdle. 10. catch various oxen,
11.fetch loads of apples, 12.catch Cerebus.
After all that Heracles (poor sod) was accidentally killed by his wife.
from Cliff

RMSteele · Post by **RMSteele** » Mon Nov 02, 2020 3:48 pm

Sounds like a typical farmer's day up north, Cliff.
Bob

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