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If there is life on Venus, how could it have got there? Origin of life experts explain – Micky News
The recent discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus is exciting, as it may serve as a potential sign of life (among other possible explanations). The
The researchers, who published their findings in Nature Astronomy, couldnt really explain how the phosphine got there.
They explored all conceivable possibilities, including lightning, volcanoes and even delivery by meteorites. But each source they modelled couldnt produce the amount of phosphine detected.
Most phosphine in Earths atmosphere is produced by living microbes. So the possibility of life on Venus producing phosphine cant be ignored.
But the researchers, led by UK astronomer Jane G…
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