ESOcast 230 Light: Possible Marker of Life Spotted on Venus
An international team of astronomers today announced the discovery of a rare molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus. This detection could point to extra-terrestrial “aerial” life in the Venusian atmosphere. Watch our summary of the discovery.
The video is available in 4K UHD.
The ESOcast Light is a series of short videos bringing you the wonders of the Universe in bite-sized pieces. The ESOcast Light episodes will not be replacing the standard, longer ESOcasts, but complement them with current astronomy news and images in ESO press releases.
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Directed by: Herbert Zodet.
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Written by: Stephanie Rowlands, Emma Foxell and Bárbara Ferreira.
Music: STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com) — Duality.
Footage and photos: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Greaves et al, M. Kornmesser/L. Calçada & NASA/JPL/Caltech, ESA and William Montgomerie/JCMT/EAO.
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.
Videosta
| Tunnistus: | eso2015a |
| Julkaisupäivä: | 14. syyskuuta 2020 17:00 |
| Vastaavat julkaisut: | eso2015 |
| Kesto: | 01 m 40 s |
| Frame rate: | 25 fps |
Kohteesta
| Nimi: | Venus |
| Tyyppi: | Solar System : Planet : Feature : Atmosphere |
| Kategoria: | ESOcast Solar System |
