There might be life on Venus

[torridon]

Phosphine detected at mid latitudes in the Venusian atmosphere; phosphine has no known abiotic pathways.  Research featured on Sky at Night tonight

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-54133538

[ekim]

Now you know where Hell is and what will become of you if you misbehave.

[torridon]

https://www.livescience.com/life-on-venus-pioneer-13.html

[jeremyp]

Phosphine detected at mid latitudes in the Venusian atmosphere; phosphine has no known abiotic pathways. 

This s not true. I believe it has been found in gas giants' atmospheres.

We can certainly get excited about it, but I would still be quite sceptical that there is life on Venus.

[Harrowby Hall]

This s not true. I believe it has been found in gas giants' atmospheres.

We can certainly get excited about it, but I would still be quite sceptical that there is life on Venus.

But I recall learning about life on Venus when i was very young. There is a race of beings called Treens and they are led by the Mekon ...

[torridon]

This s not true. I believe it has been found in gas giants' atmospheres.

We can certainly get excited about it, but I would still be quite sceptical that there is life on Venus.

On the other hand, there seems to be a trend of life proving to be more resilient, and occurring in more situations than we previously believed possible.

[torridon]

Excitement over.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2257680-venus-might-not-have-signs-of-life-after-all-say-astronomers/

[torridon]

More evidence it was all a false positive

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-phosphine-venus-isnt.html

Damn !

[Sriram]

You people get excited about the possibility of microbes on Venus but are disinterested on the possibilities of an After-life.  Amazing!   

[torridon]

I am interested in things that are plausible, even if only remotely.

[BeRational]

You people get excited about the possibility of microbes on Venus but are disinterested on the possibilities of an After-life.  Amazing! 

Because it's just wishful thinking.

[SteveH]

You people get excited about the possibility of microbes on Venus but are disinterested on the possibilities of an After-life.  Amazing! 

There may or may not be life after death, but there's no way of knowing, so there's not much to discuss.