02x06 - Venus

[bunniefuu]

Okay. So the presence of ice on Mars
suggests water,

either now or sometime in the past.

Yes. It's very exciting.

And on Europa, the presence of an ocean
below the ice is also promising

because it means that conditions could
be right for life to develop there too.

Exactly. And there's potentially
been enough time for life to evolve.

That means Europa's definitely a place
for NASA to keep researching.

Not so fast, Snoopy.

We haven't found life yet.
Just the potential for life.
We haven't found life yet.
Just the potential for life.

It's big, but it's not "root beer" big.

Hey!

Marcie and Franklin are right.

But hopefully, we will discover something
that's "root beer" big very soon.

I'll check back later.

So, where should we look next?

What about this planet?
It's about the same size as Earth.

And the same roundness as your head.

That's Venus, Charles.

Named for the Roman goddess of love.

Goddess of love?

That sounds like the perfect place.
Doesn't it, my Sweet Babboo?

[Linus] I'm not your Sweet Babboo.

It's funny that it's named
after the goddess of love

because Venus is actually
a very harsh and unpleasant place.

Sounds like love to me.

Valentine's Day! A chance for people
to show you how much they care.

[gasps] I got something this year.

[sighs] I can't stand it.

It's still the best valentine I ever got.

[Marcie] Sorry, Charles.

But according to my research, finding life
on Venus would be very unlikely.

I still think we should consider it.
I've never been one to give up.

Ow!

Despite all evidence that you should.

Marcie's right.
I guess it was a pretty silly idea.

Venus does seem
like an unlikely place for life.

For one thing,

it's got the thickest atmosphere of all
the rocky planets in the solar system.

The thick atmosphere traps the sun's heat.
So Venus is incredibly hot.

Day-at-the-beach hot,
or fresh-out-of-the-oven-apple-pie hot?

Much hotter. Around degrees Celsius.

That's over degrees Fahrenheit.

What? I know stuff.

[Franklin]
Venus is also exceptionally dry.

[wind whistling]

[Marcie] And don't forget the wind.
It's stronger than a tornado.

It sure doesn't sound like
the kind of place we'd find life.

It's not. Even the air is poisonous.

Although, there is evidence that
there are underground caves on Venus.

I suppose it's possible
life could exist down there.

Of course, those caves were made by
volcanoes. So they might be full of lava.

- Well, scratch Venus off the list.
- Agreed.

It doesn't seem like the kind of place
that could support life as we know it.

Well, what about life as we don't know it?

Don't be a blockhead, Charlie Brown.

Actually,
Charlie Brown makes a good point.
Actually,
Charlie Brown makes a good point.

- [all] He does?
- I do?

You bet.

Part of the search for life
is considering the possibility

that life may exist in ways
we don't fully comprehend yet.

Why, even here on Earth there are
examples of life we barely understand.

From microscopic organisms
living in superheated vents

at the bottom of the ocean

to bacteria that somehow survive
in volcanic acid lakes.

Earth is full of life that lives
in extreme and unusual environments.

So it's possible life
might exist on Venus after all?

You never know, Charlie Brown.

There could even be tiny life forms
living in Venus's atmosphere.

[Linus] Imagine that.

Life floating above it all,
surviving against the odds.

Life as we don't know it?
Who would've thought?

Charlie Brown. That's who.

Good ol' Charlie Brown.

- [cheering]
- Way to go, big brother!

- Thanks, Snoopy. To life!
- [clinks]

Whoa! [grunts]

[grunts]

There goes the solar system. [slurps]

[sighs] Good grief.