Researchers from the University of Cambridge have concluded: “If life was responsible for the sulphur (SO2) levels we see on Venus, it would break everything we know about Venus’s atmospheric chemistry.”
The unusual behavior of sulfur (SO2) in Venus’ atmosphere cannot be explained by an “aerial” –”life in the clouds”–form of extraterrestrial life, according to a new study by the researchers, who used a combination of biochemistry and atmospheric chemistry to test the hypothesis, which astronomers have speculated about for decades.The team found that life cannot explain the composition of the Venusian atmosphere.
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