Is There Life on Venus? The Debate Is Far From Over
The Atlantic If phosphine is lurking in the planet’s atmosphere, the source could, just maybe, be alien life. NASA A few days ago, at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union, one of the most important conferences in science, a certain session began with a sharp reminder, akin to a school teacher’s instructions to play nice. “Remember, this is a scientific session, and we will have different viewpoints,” said Sushil Atreya, a climate and space sciences professor at the University of Michigan and one of the conference’s organizers. “All viewpoints are important, and we sh...