A group of astrophysicists says they’ve accidentally stumbled upon a “possible hint” of life on Venus: an “unexplained” chemical that could indicate the presence of anaerobic bacteria or even ongoing activity associated with specific chemical processes.
Live Science reports that the team was trying to get a “baseline” read for phosphine from a planet — Venus — not thought to have phosphine in its atmosphere. After all, the surface temperature of Venus is thought to be somewhere above 880 degrees Fahrenheit — the melting point of lead — and its atmosphere is more than 96% carbon dioxide, conditions considered inhospitable for most life forms.
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