The researchers found that 19 amino acids essential to life on Earth are stable for up to four weeks when placed in vials of sulphuric acid at concentrations similar to those in Venus’s clouds.

In other words, if certain molecules can persist in sulfuric acid, then perhaps the highly acidic clouds of Venus are ...

No problem — except that Venus’ clouds are made of very concentrated sulfuric acid. Enter A. ferrooxidans, a deeply weird microbe that has evolved to live in extremely acidic environments.

In this new article, twenty amino acids were exposed to the concentrations of sulfuric acid usually found on Venus, at 98% and ... rather than the Venusian clouds with their trace elements of ...

BOSTON —Droplets of Venus’ clouds may someday come to Earth ... Its globe-spanning cloud decks are made of sulfuric acid, “a feature that was long believed to be sterile for any organic ...

These microorganisms can feed on carbon dioxide and produce sulfuric acid. This is important because in Venus’ clouds, there are dark patches that can’t be observed and no one knows what the patches ...

This isn't as much of a problem on Venus, however. After all, the entire planet is covered with clouds. Bad news is, they're toxic. These clouds rain sulfuric acid that's so corrosive it would eat ...

rich in carbon dioxide (CO2), is riddled with clouds of sulfuric acid, and the extreme surface temperatures there, which can reach 460 degrees Celsius (860 degrees Fahrenheit), make Venus the ...

Venus is permanently shrouded in thick, toxic clouds of sulfuric acid, which smell like rotten eggs. Stargazers in Central Indiana unfortunately will be getting the cold shoulder from the weather ...

Venus hasn’t received nearly the same attention ... never mind the intense atmospheric pressure and sulfuric acid clouds. With this in mind, NASA has been experimenting with the concept of ...