Astronomers have discovered phosphine gas in the atmosphere of an ancient brown dwarf, Wolf 1130C, using the James Webb Space ...

Phosphorus is one of six essential elements that make life on Earth possible. When it bonds with hydrogen, it forms phosphine (PH3), a highly toxic ...

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The planet Venus is in so many ways an enigma. It’s a sister planet to Earth and also within relatively easy reach of our instruments and probes, yet we nevertheless know precious little about what is ...

JWST spotted phosphine gas on the brown dwarf Wolf 1130C, upending assumptions about phosphorus chemistry and reshaping how ...

It was one of those “big, if true” stories. In September, scientists reported that Venus’ atmosphere seems to be laced with phosphine, a possible sign of life. Now there’s increasing emphasis on the ...

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Clara Sousa-Silva spent years figuring out how to detect phosphine on different planets. In September, she was part of the research team that found phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus. But her ...

Global Phosphine Fumigation Market to Reach $753 Million by 2027. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Phosphine Fumigation estimated at US$575 Million in the year 2020, is projected to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. This article is more than 5 years old. Venus, in many ways, is the ...

The widely-publicized detection of phosphine gas on Venus – a possible "biosignature" suggesting the hellish planet could have living microbes in its clouds – was probably caused by an entirely ...

Because ketones are widespread in organic molecules, chemists are eager to develop new reactions that use them to form ...