30 June 2021
Life as we know it is not possible in Venus' clouds, new study says
... life on our nearest planetary neighbour took an exciting turn last year when scientists found tantalising signs of phosphine – a gas that on Earth can only be produced artificially in a lab – in the clouds of Venus. Since then studies have...
November 2025
Searching for life beyond Earth
... can propose a counterargument. It’s a way to challenge and refine our ideas. Personally, I have a strong preference for phosphine; it’s my top choice. For me, the purest definition of an ‘Earth-like planet’ would be an Earth-mass planet, in an Earth...
06 October 2021
UAE aims to flyby Venus and land on an asteroid in new 5yr mission
... mid-2028. Venus has become a focus of interest in the last couple of years after research suggested that phosphine discovered in the planet’s thick atmosphere was due to microbial activity. Further studies have since come forward...
01 November 2021
Curiosity finds organic molecules in Mars sand dune
... benzoic acid and ammonia, spectral signatures matching derivatised phosphoric acid and phenol were detected. Although phosphine (PH3), the simplest phosphorus hydride, has been linked with the possible signs of microbial life found...
