The James Webb Space Telescope has potentially found the clearest evidence of life on another planet, K2-18b. This Super Earth, up to 10 times the size of our planet and completely covered in water, orbits a red dwarf star within the habitable zone.
The significant discovery here is the detection of carbon dioxide and dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a compound on Earth produced exclusively by marine life, in K2-18b's atmosphere. The presence of DMS suggests the oceans of K2-18b, which are similar to Earth's water around hydrothermal geysers, could harbor life. This discovery could mark the beginning of a groundbreaking journey in confirming extraterrestrial life.
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