Venus Earth’s evil twin its clouds made of battery acid at 900 degrees its
of battery acid at 900 degrees its
of battery acid at 900 degrees its surface hot enough to melt lead
surface hot enough to melt lead
surface hot enough to melt lead venus is pretty much like the the
venus is pretty much like the the
venus is pretty much like the the biblical vision of hell today this may
biblical vision of hell today this may
biblical vision of hell today this may be the most hostile real estate in the
be the most hostile real estate in the
be the most hostile real estate in the solar system yet billions of years ago
solar system yet billions of years ago
solar system yet billions of years ago Venus looked a lot like Earth but too
Venus looked a lot like Earth but too
Venus looked a lot like Earth but too near the Sun Venus was doomed earth
near the Sun Venus was doomed earth
near the Sun Venus was doomed earth blossomed Venus burned yet even here
blossomed Venus burned yet even here
blossomed Venus burned yet even here life may thrive
life may thrive
life may thrive On June 9th 2006 Venus Express discovers
On June 9th 2006 Venus Express discovers
On June 9th 2006 Venus Express discovers an eerie phenomenon
the spacecraft detects an intermittent
the spacecraft detects an intermittent disturbance that sounds like a whistle
disturbance that sounds like a whistle
disturbance that sounds like a whistle this is the actual recording to anyone
this is the actual recording to anyone
this is the actual recording to anyone else baffling but to the mission-team a
else baffling but to the mission-team a
else baffling but to the mission-team a revelation the signature of lightning
lightning is important because it’s
lightning is important because it’s something that produces exotic species
something that produces exotic species
something that produces exotic species for example nitrogen and oxygen combine
for example nitrogen and oxygen combine
for example nitrogen and oxygen combine to produce nitrogen oxides which are
to produce nitrogen oxides which are
to produce nitrogen oxides which are important for life and important for
important for life and important for
important for life and important for producing chemicals that can’t be
producing chemicals that can’t be
producing chemicals that can’t be produced any other way in a planetary
produced any other way in a planetary
produced any other way in a planetary environment but what kind of life could
environment but what kind of life could
environment but what kind of life could survive such conditions biologist Lynn
survive such conditions biologist Lynn
survive such conditions biologist Lynn Rothschild studies organisms that live
Rothschild studies organisms that live
Rothschild studies organisms that live in extreme environments she has
in extreme environments she has
in extreme environments she has discovered microbes called extremophiles
discovered microbes called extremophiles
discovered microbes called extremophiles thriving in some of the harshest
thriving in some of the harshest
thriving in some of the harshest conditions on earth like Yellowstone
conditions on earth like Yellowstone
conditions on earth like Yellowstone National Park extremophiles like these
National Park extremophiles like these
National Park extremophiles like these can survive in battery acid and
can survive in battery acid and
can survive in battery acid and temperatures above boiling point
temperatures above boiling point
temperatures above boiling point [Music]
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[Music] these organisms have evolved to survive
these organisms have evolved to survive
these organisms have evolved to survive not only the heat and the acid but
not only the heat and the acid but
not only the heat and the acid but levels of other chemicals that would
levels of other chemicals that would
levels of other chemicals that would kill most life if life can survive in
kill most life if life can survive in
kill most life if life can survive in Yellowstone why not on Venus scientists
Yellowstone why not on Venus scientists
Yellowstone why not on Venus scientists believe the surface itself is too savage
temperatures reach 900 degrees and the
temperatures reach 900 degrees and the pressure is bone-crushing but not in the
pressure is bone-crushing but not in the
pressure is bone-crushing but not in the clouds 30 miles up temperatures reach
clouds 30 miles up temperatures reach
clouds 30 miles up temperatures reach only 176 degrees much closer to the kind
only 176 degrees much closer to the kind
only 176 degrees much closer to the kind of heat microbes endure on earth
of heat microbes endure on earth
of heat microbes endure on earth here in the cooler acidic clouds they
here in the cooler acidic clouds they
here in the cooler acidic clouds they could survive but how can life exist
could survive but how can life exist
could survive but how can life exist without water there is water vapor up in
without water there is water vapor up in
without water there is water vapor up in the clouds and Venus and we have some
the clouds and Venus and we have some
the clouds and Venus and we have some indication that organisms on the earth
indication that organisms on the earth
indication that organisms on the earth for example lichens can use water vapour
for example lichens can use water vapour
for example lichens can use water vapour as their source of water so that’s
as their source of water so that’s
as their source of water so that’s pretty encouraging for life in the
pretty encouraging for life in the
pretty encouraging for life in the clouds at least in terms of having water
clouds at least in terms of having water
clouds at least in terms of having water available the clouds on Venus are
available the clouds on Venus are
available the clouds on Venus are continuous and long-lived so you could
continuous and long-lived so you could
continuous and long-lived so you could imagine creatures that live in the
imagine creatures that live in the
imagine creatures that live in the clouds and reproduce in the clouds and
clouds and reproduce in the clouds and
clouds and reproduce in the clouds and even seed other cloud particles and
even seed other cloud particles and
even seed other cloud particles and they’re not going to last forever
they’re not going to last forever
they’re not going to last forever because they’re going to fall out but as
because they’re going to fall out but as
because they’re going to fall out but as long as they last long enough to
long as they last long enough to
long as they last long enough to reproduce themselves then you could have
reproduce themselves then you could have
reproduce themselves then you could have a self-sustaining colony of life in the
a self-sustaining colony of life in the
a self-sustaining colony of life in the cloud we may have to wait years but
cloud we may have to wait years but
cloud we may have to wait years but someday another mission to Venus may
someday another mission to Venus may
someday another mission to Venus may find the holy grail of space life beyond
find the holy grail of space life beyond
find the holy grail of space life beyond our world
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