Biological activity on a distant planet- scientists say there’s more to the story

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  1. Lerner

    Lerner Well-Known Member

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-planet-revealing-why-hard-140114753.html

    Astronomers had detected just a hint, a glimmer of two molecules swirling in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b — molecules that on Earth are produced only by living things. It was a tantalizing prospect: the most promising evidence yet of an extraterrestrial biosignature, or traces of life linked to biological activity.
    Located 124 light-years from Earth, K2-18b is generally considered a worthy target to scour for signs of life. It is thought to be a Hycean world, a planet entirely covered in liquid water with a hydrogen-rich atmosphere,
     

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