Shocking Discovery on Venus Phosphine Gas Uncovered as Possible Indicator of Life

They had detected the presence of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus. Why was this significant? Well, phosphine gas could potentially be an indicator of life. To add another layer of intrigue, there could be further evidence supporting this claim hiding in the data archives of a NASA mission from over 40 years ago. The mission in question was the Pioneer is the This mission saw the release of four probes into the Venusian atmosphere, one of which was larger than the others and equipped with an advanced instrument called the large-probe neutral-mass spectrometer, or LNMS for short. The primary role of the LNMS was to identify molecules in the atmosphere by gauging their speed as they collided with a detector.