Four years ago, the unexpected discovery in the clouds of Venus of a gas that on Earth signifies life — phosphine — faced controversy, earning rebukes in subsequent observations that failed to match ...

Are you kidding? With a surface temperature nearly twice as hot as your highest oven setting, clouds composed of battery acid (sulfuric acid) and a toxic carbon ...

New research is focusing on the sulfuric-acid clouds of Venus as a potential abode for life. The new Venus study calls for the start of a new branch of astrobiology and a new branch of organic ...

There's something weird going on in the clouds of Venus. Scientists have known this for decades and have long been interested in studying the planet's atmosphere. Whereas the surface of Venus is a ...

There's a new chapter in the Venus phosphine debate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Venus phosphine saga continues. In ...

A false-color photo of Venus in ultraviolet light taken by Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft shows textures in the planet’s permanently cloudy atmosphere. Unlike clouds on Earth, which are made of water ...

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Amino acids remain stable in concentrated sulfuric acid, the stuff that Venus' clouds are made of. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...