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Venus Clouds Might Be Holding Extraterrestrial Microbial Life

Aside from its clouds of sulfuric acid, Venus has an atmospheric pressure that is 92 times higher than Earth and a surface temperature of almost 870? Fahrenheit, so the planet cannot be considered habitable. However, a study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison that was published in the journal “Astrobiology” suggests that Venus might be holding microbial life.