Exoplanet K2-18b: Home to alien life or noisy data? : Short Wave

Life Finds a Way in a Writer’s Science Reporting

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Lately, space hasn’t felt so far, far away. Maybe that’s because it’s landing headlines on Earth. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sent an all-female crew into orbit, to mixed reactions. Elon Musk has floated the idea of a Mars colony in the not-too-distant future. And last month, scientists said that they discovered the stron…

Exoplanet K2-18b: Home to alien life or noisy data? : Short Wave

Recently, a group of scientists claimed they found possible signs of life on a planet called K2-18b. The news made headlines. Researchers said they'd detected sulphur-based gases that, on Earth, are strongly associated with life. But the research caused an uproar in astronomy circles because other scientists don't think the data is strong enough to celebrate an alien find just yet. In fact, they have some real issues with how this whole thing we…

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NASA’s Webb Lifts Veil on Common but Mysterious Type of Exoplanet - NASA Science

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Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet: why many are still skeptical

A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of studying a planet around another star, they had found evidence for an unexpected atmospheric gas. On Earth, that gas – called dimethyl sulfide – is mostly produced by living organisms. In April 2024, the James Webb Space Telescope stared at the […] The post Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet: why many are still skeptical appeared first on Knowrid…