700 trillion miles away, planet K2-18b shows signs of life: Cambridge team detects promising clues from distant world
Thursday, 17 April 2025 () Astronomers have detected potential signs of life on planet K2-18b, located 700 trillion miles away, using the James Webb Space Telescope. The team discovered chemical traces of dimethyl sulphide (DMS) and dimethyl disulphide (DMDS) in the planet's atmosphere, gases only produced by microorganisms on Earth. While the detection has a 99.
Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet. K2-18b is two-and-a-half times the size of Earth and is 700 trillion miles, or 124 light years, away from us - a distance far beyond what any human could travel in a lifetime.
Scientists find 'strongest sign to date' of possible life on a distant planet
The research, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, detected evidence of compounds in the exoplanet's..
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Thursday, 17 April 2025 ()
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