Venus

[farmerbarleymow]

a universe teeming with microbes and very few intelligent life forms also quite terrifying tbh

That's probably the norm to be fair. Us meatbags are probably the exception.

 

[NoXion]

The prospects for life on Venus ain't dead yet. A new analysis of the 1978 Pioneer Venus mission data offers some tantalising hints:

| EarthSky

A new analysis of data from the 1978 Pioneer Venus mission finds evidence not only for phosphine, but also possible chemical disequilibrium in Venus' atmosphere, an additional possible sign of biological activity.

earthsky.org

We re-examined archived data obtained by the Pioneer Venus Large Probe Neutral Mass Spectrometer. Our results reveal the presence of several minor chemical species in Venus’ clouds including phosphine, hydrogen sulfide, nitrous acid (nitrite), nitric acid (nitrate), hydrogen cyanide, and possibly ammonia. The presence of these chemicals suggest that Venus’ clouds are not at equilibrium; thereby, illuminating the potential for [possibly life-related] chemistries yet to be discovered.

 

[clicker]

Venus is looking rather lovely tonight...below and left of crescent moon.

 

[krtek a houby]

Life on Venus?

Signs of two gases in clouds of Venus could indicate life, scientists say

Separate teams find evidence of phosphine and ammonia, potential biomarkers on planet whose surface reaches 450C

www.theguardian.com

Tldr?

Microbes could possibly exist in the skies of Venus. Ammonia is a signature of biological activity.

 

[T & P]

Life on Venus?

Signs of two gases in clouds of Venus could indicate life, scientists say

Separate teams find evidence of phosphine and ammonia, potential biomarkers on planet whose surface reaches 450C

www.theguardian.com

Tldr?

Microbes could possibly exist in the skies of Venus. Ammonia is a signature of biological activity.

Any organism that lives on Venus' atmosphere must be hard as nails

 

[tony.c]

What if you spent five seconds on Venus?

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[NoXion]

Any organism that lives on Venus' atmosphere must be hard as nails

They might not need to be as hard as you think. There's a layer in the atmosphere of Venus which is quite clement by extraterrestrial standards. Temperature and pressure there are pretty close to that of Earth, and the rest of the atmosphere above provides protection against space radiation. Extremophile organisms have been found in highly acidic environments on Earth, and the sulphuric acid itself could provide a source of hydrogen.