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Re:Phosphine detected in the atmosphere of Venus – an indica... by modzu on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:22PM (#24472654)
it reminds me of an (asimov?) book where the plants on a planet live in limelight and when astronauts shine their lights on them they explode with growth.. anyone know it?
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Re:Phosphine detected in the atmosphere of Venus – an indica... by tonyg on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:51PM (#24473018)
It's the story of the /Tsien/ from the opening of 2010: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two
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