Signs of life on K2-18b? Maybe
The James Webb Space Telescope is looking into the depths of space for exoplanets that could support life, but it will take years of analysis. If farting is how humanity discovers it, I could not imagine a more perfect scenario
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Sources:
1. “Biogenic Sulfur Gases as Biosignatures on Temperate Sub-Neptune Water worlds” – The Astrophysical Journal Letters
2. “Did the James Webb Space Telescope really find life beyond Earth? Scientists aren’t so sure” – Space
3. “No, the James Webb Space Telescope probably didn’t detect signs of alien life – but it soon could” – Live Science
4. “K2-18b” – NASA
5. “How James Webb’s Instruments Work – and What They’ll Show Us!” – Launch Pad Astronomy (YouTube)