[oboes]

This has been discussed a lot at the time, but it turned out to be an error.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Venus#Phosphine

[romusha]

Soon this one will be too

[xorbax]

Uh, no, I wouldn't bet on that.

You can guess that they're overselling phosphorous as a landmark

Finding organic carbon everywhere used to seem very exciting - turns out that's just the fate of low-number metals in the universe. Who'da thunk such a thing.

[mitthrowaway2]

> Phosphorus [...] metal

What...? Oh, right. Cosmology. https://xkcd.com/2340/