fossilesque to AstronomyEnglish · 7 days agoAtmospheric analysis shows Venus never had Earth-like life, scientists saywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down11cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkAtmospheric analysis shows Venus never had Earth-like life, scientists saywww.theguardian.comfossilesque to AstronomyEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareacockworkorangelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoEven if it doesn’t have now, it’s quite a leap to say it never had.
minus-squareacockworkorangelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 days agoEarth was very inhospitable for life for quite some time. In the future, it could become barren again. What’s to say that Venus wasn’t once harboring life? We don’t know anywhere near enough of its geology to even guess that.
Even if it doesn’t have now, it’s quite a leap to say it never had.
Is it? Why?
Earth was very inhospitable for life for quite some time. In the future, it could become barren again. What’s to say that Venus wasn’t once harboring life? We don’t know anywhere near enough of its geology to even guess that.