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Astronomers have discovered Super-Earth. It is almost as old as the universe and resembles “hell”
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A re-analysis of the data from the radio telescopes, from which the existence of phosphane on Venus was originally inferred, showed that the captured signals were emitted by sulfur dioxide, which can be confused with phosphane in certain circumstances. The results of the research, published in January, also confirmed that the captured signals came from heights far above the clouds in which the phosphane could possibly be found. At these heights, its existence is unthinkable, because it would be destroyed by other chemicals. This factor also confirmed the thesis that it should be sulfur dioxide.
Sulfur dioxide is relatively common on Venus, probably the cause of the dense and unbreathable atmosphere of the second planet in the solar system, and is probably emitted into the atmosphere by volcanic activity. It is also part of the earthly atmosphere. It is also produced by volcanoes in our country, but it is also part of the emissions from burning fossil fuels.
Terrestrial phosphane a sign of life?
On the other hand, terrestrial phosphane is produced by microorganisms during the digestion of organic matter. Therefore, it is considered one of the possible space biosignatures. This means that its detection in the atmospheres of distant planets could be a sign of the existence of elementary life.
The British scientific team, which first outlined the possibility of phosphane on Venus, said in its original report that it knew of no planetary chemical process that could produce it. This led him to the idea that he could be excreted on Venus by microbes living in the clouds of the planet, miles on the red-hot surface of Venus. Even after the publication of an American opponent’s study working with recalibrated data from the ALMA telescopes in the Chilean Atacama Desert, the British believe that they detected phosphane, only much less. They now hope that the new data will provide a more detailed answer in the coming weeks.