- Conclusions of what was thought to be phosphine in the Venus atmosphere sparked a debate about the possibility of life on the harsh planet.
- Now, a new research report offers an explanation that will not inhibit the presence of phosphine and may burn down the whole theory that there is life in or around Venus.
- The study, published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, suggesting that what scientists see in Venus’ s atmosphere is just sulfur dioxide, which is known to be common on Venus and would not indicate the presence of life.
The year 2020 was filled with a lot of horrible stuff, but one seemingly obvious place in the world of science came when scientists announced to find out what they thought was phosphine in the atmosphere of the planet Venus. Phosphine in the atmosphere could be a sign of biological processes taking place, and since the surface of Venus is little more than a poisonous hell scene, it was thought that airborne organisms around the planet, which would be the first discovery of extraterrestrial life. never done.
Now, after several months of further study, it looks more likely that what the scientists thought they saw in Venus’ atmosphere was not Phosphine at all. The work, which appears in two papers published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, which may be the final death blow to Venus’ theory of life.
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The researchers in this latest study examined the data used to make the first claim that phosphine may be present in the Venus atmosphere. Unfortunately, the team was indeed unable to find a clear signature of the gas in the data, which already cast great doubt in the claim.
Then, after further studying the behavior of gases in the Venus atmosphere, the team concluded that what the scientists were seeing was just sulfur dioxide, which is a common gas around Venus and not they would signal the existence of life. That is certainly a big lump, as it means that anyone dreaming of finding their first life outside the country will have to wait longer.
Many in the scientific community were already hard to believe that phosphine may be present in the Venus atmosphere. As phosphine rapidly decays in the atmosphere, the presence of much of the gas would result in the generation of something active. One of the theories suggested that biological processes that took place high above the surface of Venus were to blame, but that myth seems to have now been well-bred and realistically.
So Venus may not have life, but that does not mean that extraterrestrial life is absent from our entire solar system. Astronomers believe it is still possible that there is life in some form on the water-filled hills of Jupiter and Saturn, and perhaps even around Uranus.
Mike Wehner has been reporting on technology and video games for the past decade, covering news and trends in VR, wearables, smartphones, and the future of tech. Mike was most recently a Tech Editor at The Daily Dot, and has appeared in USA Today, Time.com, and in countless web and print outlets. His love of narrating only second place on his game thesis.