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The Search for Life on K2-18b Intensifies as Webb Telescope Detects Sulfur Biosignatures with Unprecedented Certainty
There’s always going to be a way to make something abiotically.” With these words, chemist Eleanor Browne of the University ...
A surprising study found hints of biological activity on a distant planet. Now, scientists say there’s more to the story
As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life ...
Hint of ‘life’ beyond Earth? Study reveals ‘surprising’ biological activity on a distant planet
Astronomers detected dimethyl sulfide (DMS) on exoplanet K2-18b, sparking excitement about potential extraterrestrial life.
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A surprising study found hints of biological activity on a distant planet. Now, scientists say there’s more to the story
Astronomers had detected just a hint, a glimmer of two molecules swirling in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b — molecules that on Earth are produced only by living things.
NASA's Webb telescope glimpses coldest exoplanet yet found: What to know about gas giant
An exoplanet 60 light-years away from Earth, known as 14 Herculis c, is thought to be the coldest one yet found, researchers ...
Was it life? New findings complicate distant planets story as scientists debate what signals really mean
Initial excitement over possible life on exoplanet K2-18b has faded. New studies found weak evidence for key molecules, ...
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life in K2-18b exoplanet
While the discovery made by JWST is undeniably a “revolutionary moment” for us, it is not an Archimedes-type “eureka” moment. While the discovery made by JWST is undeniably a ...
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James Webb Space Telescope sees 1st exoplanet raining sand alongside 'sandcastle' partner world
In two related firsts, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered sand-filled rains on a distant exoplanet as its ...