Venus might seem like it's too hot of an environment to be hospitable to anything alive, but we know that there are plenty of critters--especially when it comes to tiny ones, like bacteria--who can thrive in extreme environments. The tardigrade alone is such an impressive tenant of so many environments it might as well be known as a Tardis-igrade!
So when scientists say that lifeforms that neutralize acid are living on Venus, creating little cloud puff homes as a result, it sounds pretty plausible. They are saying that the presence of oxygen and sulfuric acid on the planet have been difficult to explain, but now they're going to try and prove that there is life existing on the planet. It's really not so far-fetched to think about when we do picture just how vast the universe really is.
What kinds of life do you think exist on Venus, or elsewhere in the universe? Do you think we will encounter life that is akin to that on Earth, or something entirely new and different? Share your thoughts in the chat.