The search for life beyond Earth is a fascinating scientific challenge.
For years, astronomers searched for life on the outer planets and their moons (Mars, Europa, Titan), believing that the cold was no obstacle to life (it was always possible to warm up!), while the hellish heat of Venus ruled out any hope of Earth-like life.
But in the fall of 2020, this hope suddenly arose, and astrobiologists turned their attention to the Morning Star.
Radio astronomers announced that phosphine, a product of microbial activity, had been found in the clouds of Venus.
However, a month later, their colleagues expressed doubt about this discovery.
Amid the debate about phosphine, the amino acid glycine, a component of our proteins, was discovered in the clouds of Venus.
The search for new molecules of life continues, and everyone already understands that an expedition to the atmosphere of Venus must be prepared.
What kind of life do we hope to find there—extraterrestrial or terrestrial?

The speaker is astronomer Vladimir Georgievich Surdin, PhD in Physics and Mathematics.
The author's official channel: @surdinpodcast

The live broadcast took place on November 25, 2020.
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