# ­xkcd thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** comic-strips\
**Created:** [May 28, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2020-05-28T00:57:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/175 "2020-09-14T22:49:01Z")

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For context:

> **[Potential sign of alien life detected on inhospitable Venus](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-venus/potential-sign-of-alien-life-detected-on-inhospitable-venus-idUSKBN2652GO?fbclid=IwAR3GcxQ5omztHf630TOUedAwQK4IPBUPoKaFJzdOQ5TsWv8gxPx6Lxo94R4)**
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> Scientists said on Monday they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth's inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth.

And a thread on the discovery: [Potential detection of phosphine on Venus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-detection-of-phosphine-on-venus/920563)

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