Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet
Alien Ocean? Scientists Find Strongest Hint Yet ofLife on Distant Planet K2-18b CLICK HERE AND WATCH Cambridge researchers uncover tantalizing signs of life in exoplanet’s atmosphere using NASA’s Webb Telescope In what could be a defining moment in the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists at the University of Cambridge have announced the most compelling evidence yet that life may exist on a planet beyond our solar system. The findings, made using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), reveal chemical fingerprints in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b that—on Earth—are only produced by living organisms. K2-18b, a “mini-Neptune” located 124 light-years away in the constellation Leo, is more than twice the size of Earth and is believed to orbit a small red dwarf star. Despite its vast distance of over 700 trillion miles, the planet’s atmosphere is being closely analyzed through the advanced capabilities...