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From another HN thread last week: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp#Natural_explanations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp#Natura

• aaron695 6y ago
  Cryptozoology aside, we don't know that phosphine would have come from life. We need to reproduce the current experiments that have suggested it's life and more importantly track down the organism, now it's become a big deal.
  • parksy 6y ago
    I think this is the exciting thing, even if it turns out to be some abiotic process on Venus, there's will need to be new studies leading to improved understanding of planet-scale chemistry, in addition to new studies of life here on Earth. All of which will help refine the search for potential biosignatures on other planets.