Scientists have detected a rare molecule in the atmosphere of Venus that could be produced by living organisms.

Two telescopes in Hawaii and Chile spotted the highly intriguing presence of the chemical phosphine near the top of the acidic clouds that blanket the planet.

On Earth, phosphine (PH3) – a molecule made up of one phosphorus atom and three hydrogen atoms – is associated with life, with microbes living in the guts of animals like penguins, or in oxygen-poor environments such as swamps.

Temperatures on the surface of Venus are around 425 degrees Celsius, but 50km above ground, in the thick carbon-dioxide layer cloud deck, it’s about room temperature or slightly warmer. Venusian clouds contain mostly sulphuric acid that is a billion times more acidic than what’s found on Earth.

The astronomers hypothesize that high clouds with mild temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius could potentially harbour aerial microbes able to endure extreme acidity.

The phosphine could be coming from some kind of microbes, probably single-cell ones, inside those sulphuric acid droplets, living their entire lives in the clouds.

Life is definitely a possibility, but more proof is needed, several outside scientists said.

source: Graphic News Standards

A cikk elolvasása után teszteld a szövegértési képességedet a következő feladat segítségével.

Döntsd el, hogy a hat állítás közöl melyik helyes és melyik hamis a cikk alapján.

Goddess on the mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
And Venus was her name

She’s got it
Yeah, baby, she’s got it
I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire
Well, I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire

Her weapons were her crystal eyes
Making every man mad
Black as the dark night she was
Got what no one else had
Wah!

She’s got it
Yeah, baby, she’s got it
I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire
Well, I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire

Venus

She’s got it
Yeah, baby, she’s got it
I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire
Well, I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire

Goddess on the mountain top
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
And Venus was her name
Wah!

She’s got it
Yeah, baby, she’s got it
I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire
Well, I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire

Venus was her name

Yeah baby she’s got it
Yeah baby she’s got it
Yeah baby she’s got it
Yeah baby she’s got it

Listen to the song once again and fill in the gaps, please.

Goddess on the mountain top
1. ___________ like a silver flame
The summit of 2. _____________
And Venus was her name

She’s got it
Yeah, baby, she’s got it
I’m your Venus, I’m 3. _________
At your desire
Well, I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire

Her weapons were her 4. __________
Making every man mad
Black as the 5. ___________ she was
Got what no one else had
Wah!

She’s got it
Yeah, baby, she’s got it
I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire
Well, I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire

Venus

She’s got it
Yeah, baby, she’s got it
I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire
Well, I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire

Goddess on the 6. __________
Burning like a silver flame
The summit of beauty and love
And Venus was her name
Wah!

She’s got it
Yeah, baby, she’s got it
I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire
Well, I’m your Venus, I’m your fire
At your desire

Venus was her name

Yeah baby she’s got it
Yeah baby she’s got it
Yeah baby she’s got it
Yeah baby she’s got it

Key:

1.    Burning

2.    beauty and love

3.    your fire

4.    crystal eyes

5.    dark night

6.    mountain top