Phosphine, a byproduct of anaerobic biology, was discovered on Venus.
In the summer of 2020, researchers from Massachusetts and Cardiff discovered phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus, as an indicator of the possibility of the existence on the planet of organisms that can live without oxygen, reports ria.ru. This may indicate the possibility of life on Venus, the research results were published in the journal Nature. NASA head Jim Bridenstine confirmed the research results and the presence of biomarkers in the atmosphere of Venus.
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, announced the need for a Russian mission to Venus. The next mission has been announced for 2027-2029. “Our country was the only one and the first on Venus. Our apparatus was there, it carried out research, in general it’s a living hell,” Rogozin said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed the importance of the mission to Venus: “The study of the processes that occur in the universe is of practical importance. And this is associated with many other applied research and possible discoveries that can be applied in current work.”