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Venus as seen from orbit. Photo: JAXA /ISAS/Akatsuki Project TeamTraces of a gas in Venus' clouds could indicate some form of life may exist there, according to a study published today.Why it matters: Scientists have been musing about the possibility that life exists in Venus' temperate clouds for decades. If confirmed as a sign of life, the finding would open up a new era of science.What's new: The in the journal Nature Astronomy reports the detection of phosphine — a possible signature of life — in Venus' atmosphere for the first time. "So far we've done everything we can, which is go through all the things that it isn't. We've thought of every possible mechanism, plausible or implausible, that could make phosphine and we cannot come up with any."— Clara Sousa-Silva, an author of the study and researcher at MIT, to AxiosBut, but, but: It's still possible that some as yet unknown geochemistry might be creating the phosphine seen by the telescopes, and there's a long way to go before this detection can be claimed as proof of life on Venus. How it works: Scientists think that millions of years ago, Venus actually had oceans of liquid water like Earth.Between the lines: This discovery, whether it is proof of life or not, could be a turning point for the exploration of Venus, which plays second fiddle to Mars.Global: Total confirmed cases as of 11 a.m. ET: — Total deaths: —&nbsp;Total recoveries: — U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 11 a.m. ET: — Total deaths: — Total recoveries: — Total tests: — Health: to their household, CDC says — Timeline: .Politics: to restrict travel from China — ."Vaccine: Pfizer preparing to by year-end, CEO says.Poll: .There's now a deal on the table to let TikTok continue operating in the U.S. with the backing of a major American tech firm, potentially staving off President Trump's plan to ban the popular Chinese-owned video app by mid-month.Yes, but: Software giant Oracle's proposed deal isn't the straightforward acquisition that Microsoft had jockeyed for until this weekend, and the whole affair is still rife with unknowns.Specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent from the Novichok group, the German government Monday.Why it matters: The chemical is typically associated with Russian security services and was in 2018 of Sergei Skripal, a Russian former double agent who had relocated to the U.K. has denied wrongdoing.

Venus as seen from orbit. Photo: JAXA /ISAS/Akatsuki Project TeamTraces of a gas in Venus' clouds could indicate some form of life may exist there, according to a study published today.Why it matters: Scientists have been musing about the possibility that life exists in Venus' temperate clouds for decades. If confirmed as a sign of life, the finding would open up a new era of science.What's new: The in the journal Nature Astronomy reports the detection of phosphine — a possible signature of life — in Venus' atmosphere for the first time. "So far we've done everything we can, which is go...

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