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 Signs of Life? Why This Alien World’s Atmosphere Is Exciting Astronomers
Scientists in the United Kingdom and the United States have just reported some very interesting chemical traces in the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b, which is about 124 light-years from Earth. In particular, they may have detected a substance which on Earth is only produced by living things.
https://singularityhub.com/2023/09/13/signs-of-life-why-this-alien-worlds-atmosphere-is-exciting-astronomers/ #exoplanet #atmosphere #K2ー1b #DimethylSulfide #DMS #CH3SCH3 #life