Scientists claim to have found evidence of alien life. But 'biosignatures' might hide more than they reveal

Scientists claim to have found evidence of alien life. But 'biosignatures' might hide more than they reveal

Whether or not we're alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science.

Scientists claim to have found evidence of alien life. But ‘biosignatures’ might hide more than they reveal

Artist's impression of the exoplanet K2-18b A. Smith/N. Madhusudhan (University of Cambridge)Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science. A recent study, led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge, suggests the answer might be no. Based on observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the study points to alien life on K2-18b, a distant exoplanet 124 light years from Ear…

Scientists Just Found the ‘Strongest Evidence’ of Alien Life Yet

It’s 124 light-years away, wrapped in a steamy hydrogen-rich atmosphere, and just might be crawling with alien microbes. K2-18b, a distant exoplanet orbiting a star in the Leo constellation, has officially become the most promising candidate yet in the search for life beyond Earth. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists say they’ve picked up the “strongest evidence yet” of possible biosignatures in its atmosphere—specifically, dimethyl…

FT: Astronomers discover strongest evidence yet of extraterrestrial life

Distant planet is covered with an ocean that may be teeming with microbial activity

That we are alone in the universe is one of the greatest questions of science. A recent study, led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at Cambridge University, suggests that the answer could be no. Based on observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the study points to alien life on K2-18B, [...]

Is there life on the notorious media planet K2-18b? Boris Stern, an astrophysicist and journalist, explains why the answer to this question is most likely “no”, and also explains how and when it can be worn.