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Catching up on the exciting news about #Venus? We've just been taking a look at the way the UK press has reported the story about phosphine being detected in the atmosphere of Venus. Ready for a newspaper review? Buckle-up, here we go! #VenusNews
(Only) two papers decided to put the Venus story on their front page - @thetimes and @theipaper #VenusNews #Venus Both of them note that it's not Mars we're talking about in the search for life this time... 
The Times piece is measured and gives a clear explanation of the story - noting that @jgreaves6 was "stunned" by the discovery. Final line is a quote from Caleb Sharf, Director of the Columbia Astrobiology Centre who doesn't seem so excited by the result. #VenusNews #Venus
Unexplained Chemical Process Detected in #Venus’s Clouds; Scientists Debate If it’s a Sign of Life - by @deekshith_np
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(Image credit: SSV, MIPL, Magellan Team, NASA)
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(Image credit: SSV, MIPL, Magellan Team, NASA)
The detection of #phosphine—a colourless, flammable gas—on the clouds of Venus, has kicked off an intense debate over the presence of life on the Earth’s sister planet.
#PhosphineOnVenus
#PhosphineOnVenus
According to the paper published in the reputed Nature Astronomy journal on Monday, #phosphine could originate from unknown photochemical or geochemical processes on Venus, or it could be a biological product from the presence of life.
#PhosphineOnVenus
#PhosphineOnVenus
💥 Life on Venus? 😮
Quick thread with links to more info. First, the press release from @RoyalAstroSoc: ras.ac.uk/news-and-press…
Short version: a molecule was detected in the atmosphere of Venus that MIGHT have been produced by life. (It's unclear how else to produce it there.)
Quick thread with links to more info. First, the press release from @RoyalAstroSoc: ras.ac.uk/news-and-press…
Short version: a molecule was detected in the atmosphere of Venus that MIGHT have been produced by life. (It's unclear how else to produce it there.)
New York Times coverage by @shannonmstirone, @kchangnyt, & @overbye: nytimes.com/2020/09/14/sci…
"High in the toxic atmosphere of the planet Venus, astronomers on Earth have discovered signs of what might be life."
"High in the toxic atmosphere of the planet Venus, astronomers on Earth have discovered signs of what might be life."
New Scientist coverage by @DownHereOnEarth: newscientist.com/article/225441…
"There are no known non-biological mechanisms of making the gas on Venus, so it may be being produced by alien microbes." [Paywalled article]
"There are no known non-biological mechanisms of making the gas on Venus, so it may be being produced by alien microbes." [Paywalled article]
