There are some 500 known amino acids, only 20% of which are encoded for, in living organisms. A team of researchers has claimed to have discovered glycine – an amino acid molecule that forms proteins in living organisms – in the atmosphere of Venus. Lead author of the study Arijit Manna, a PhD Research Scholar from the department of Physics …
The story so far: An international team of astronomers led by Jane S. Greaves of Cardiff University and University of Cambridge, U.K., has announced the discovery of traces of a molecule known as phosphine on Venus. Professor Greaves first observed phosphine on Venus using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope in the Mauna Kea observatory in Hawaii in 2017. The detected …
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has called for prioritising Venus after astronomers detected sign of alien life in the atmosphere of the planet. The discovery of phosphine, a by-product of anaerobic biology, is the most significant development yet in building the case for life off Earth,” Bridenstine said in a tweet on Monday. “About 10 years ago NASA discovered microbial life …
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