Paul Byrne, Author at RocketSTEM

About the author

Paul Byrne

I am the Associate Professor of Planetary Science at North Carolina State University

As a planetary geologist, I am interested in how and why planets look the way they do.

With remotely sensed data, laboratory and numerical modeling, and fieldwork in analog sites around the world, I seek to understand how volcanic, tectonic, and impact processes have shaped planetary surfaces.

At NC State, I have established the Planetary Research Group to explore what our world can tell us of other planetary bodies—and vice versa.

Venus

Detection of phosphine in Venus’ clouds is a big deal as it may be a sign of life

Paul Byrne October 1, 2020

On Sept. 14, 2020, a new planet was added to the list of potentially habitable worlds in the Solar System: Venus. Phosphine, a toxic gas made up of one phosphorus and three hydrogen atoms (PH₃), commonly produced by organic life forms but otherwise difficult to make on rocky planets, was discovered in the middle layer …

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Paul Byrne

Detection of phosphine in Venus’ clouds is a big deal as it may be a sign of life

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