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A mystery on Venus
Scientists have reported that they have found abnormal amounts of a toxic compound called phosphine in Venus’s atmosphere, at 55-80 km altitude. This story is currently all over my Twitter feed because one way to explain this unexpected abundance is … Continue reading
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Tagged ALMA observatory, anaerobic microbes, phosphene, supercritical carbon dioxide, Titan, unknown unknowns, Venus
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How Venus could harbor life: supercritical carbon dioxide
A new study published in the online journal Life says a hotter, pressurized form of carbon dioxide could harbor life in a similar way water does on Earth. This is an interesting find, theoretical though it is, because it might obviate the need … Continue reading
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Tagged astrobiology, cell membranes, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, enzymes, exoplanets, molecular memory, supercritical carbon dioxide
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