No idea what it's about but apparently some big news is to be announced by the Royal Astronomical Society at 4pm (in 15 minutes as I write).
Live on Youtube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IIj3e5 ... calSociety
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Astronomical announcement
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swill453
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Re: Astronomical announcement
Evidence of life on Venus. Live presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1u-jlf_Olo
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JohnB
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Re: Astronomical announcement
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-020-1174-4#Abs1 They (including my mate Dave) have found Phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, and there is no known abiotic pathway to produce it there.
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Re: Astronomical announcement
Historical analogy: Urea. Once considered a product (only) of metabolic processes in living organisms, that was shattered in 1828.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%B6hler_synthesis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%B6hler_synthesis
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