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Did the Webb Telescope Find Alien Life on Exoplanet K2-18b? Here’s What We Know


Recent research finds claims of biosignature gas detection were premature. Recent reports of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finding signs of life on a distant planet understandably sparked excitement. A new study challenges this finding, but also outlines how the telescope might verify the prese

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