Scientists have detected trace amounts of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus, which could be a potential indicator of life on Earth's inhospitable neighbor.
On Earth, phosphine is produced by microbes that inhabit oxygen-free environments. The Royal Astronomical Society hosted a news conference to announce the huge scientific breakthrough.
Phosphine molecules have been detected according to data from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array.
The detection of phosphine could point to extraterrestrial 'aerial' life, according to experts.