Hints of life on Venus: Scientists detect phosphine molecules in high cloud decks
Monday, September 14, 2020 - 11:11
in Astronomy & Space
An international team of astronomers, led by Professor Jane Greaves of Cardiff University, today announced the discovery of a rare molecule—phosphine—in the clouds of Venus. On Earth, this gas is only made industrially, or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments.