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So, bacteria from the soviet Venera probes started to colonize the atmosphere?
by layoutIfNeeded 6y ago
So, bacteria from the soviet Venera probes started to colonize the atmosphere?
- Ancapistani 6y agoI can’t imagine that enough time has passed for Earthly life to have spread as widely as the article suggests.
- perl4ever 6y agoHow long do you think a doubling time would be?
- TheOtherHobbes 6y agoDepends on the food source.
- andrewflnr 6y agoDoubtful. A microbe that thrives in an oxygenanated spacecraft hangar is probably not one that also thrives in sulfuric acid.
- kardos 6y agoSuch a microbe may have adapted to thrive in sulfuric acid. Unlikely, but it would be fascinating if it turns out to have happened that way...
- jamiek88 6y agoWe’ve been seeing these clouds of unknown reflectors for over 100 years, way before any missions.
- andrewflnr 6y agoNot absolutely impossible, but doubtful.
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- dennyabraham 6y agoIt's possible! But there's been been many instances of material exchange between the inner rocky worlds that could have seeded life on any or all of them. Either way, seeing evidence of flourishing biota on other worlds, be they local extremophiles or alien life, is exciting