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Scientist behind extraterrestrial life discovery speak to Sky News



Scientists have found what they say is the strongest evidence yet of possible life beyond our solar system after detecting the chemical footprint of gases that on Earth are only produced by living organisms in an alien planet’s atmosphere.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists found traces of two gases – dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide – on a planet named K2-18 b.

On Earth, those gases are generated primarily by living organisms including algae, suggesting K2-18 b could be teeming with microbial life.

One of the scientists behind the discovery speaks to Sky’s Gareth Barlow about the findings.

Read more on the Sky News website: https://news.sky.com/story/strongest-evidence-of-life-yet-found-on-planet-beyond-solar-system-scientists-say-13350295

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43 Comments

  1. Я это открытие ище 20 лет назад понял и доказывать ничего не нужно чтоб понять мы в космосе не одни неужели люди глупые и думали что мы случайность ужас какие вы все тупые эти ученные.

  2. If two spacecraft, separated by millions of kilometers (say one on the Moon and one near Jupiter), both see Andromeda at the same angle, at the same time, with no delay or significant angular difference — Then it must be a projection.

  3. We haven't been able to go to moon confidently, yet we want to explore a life in about 143 million light years away. It's a waste of taxpayers money. They should really spend money on how to improve quality of life here.

  4. Distance from the sun to earth is just a fraction of a light year. This planet being 120 light years far…means we are looking in the past of this planet .. we can only wonder what all must have changed there in today's perspective regarding evolution.

  5. 124 lightyears away, takes millions of years to get there. Okay knowing that theres a possible habitable planet. but can these scientists announce it once we can travel to it? because this aint exciting at all. HAHAHA knowing that we cant do anything about this information is just a let down.

  6. BS!! Extraterrestrial intelligent life is already living on earth. The deep state knows about at least 20 humanoid species. These scientists are being kept in the dark and they're wasting money on searching for signs of life when we already know and use the ET tech in our world.

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