Mysterious missing component in the clouds of Venus revealed
09 Jan 2024 Researchers may have identified the missing component in the chemistry of the Venusian clouds that would explain their colour and 'splotchiness' in...
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Explore life in the Universe with new postgraduate programme
18 Sep 2023 A new postgraduate programme will train researchers to understand life's origins, search for habitable planets and consider the most profound question...
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No signs (yet) of life on Venus
14 Jun 2022 The unusual behaviour of sulphur in Venus’ atmosphere cannot be explained by an ‘aerial’ form of extra-terrestrial life, according to a new study.
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Could acid-neutralising life-forms make habitable pockets in Venus’ clouds?
20 Dec 2021 A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions.
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Hubble sees new atmosphere forming on a rocky exoplanet
11 Mar 2021 For the first time, scientists using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have found evidence of volcanic activity reforming the atmosphere on a rocky...
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Hints of life discovered on Venus
14 Sep 2020 A UK-led team of astronomers has discovered a rare molecule – phosphine – in the clouds of Venus, pointing to the possibility of extra-terrestrial...
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Scientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth
01 Aug 2018 Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist.
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