Is Life Beyond Our Solar System Close to Confirmation?

Speedy Summary:

• Astronomers announced one of the strongest signs of extraterrestrial life this week, but verification remains a challenge.
• The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) detected dimethyl sulphide (DMS), a molecule associated wiht biological processes on Earth, from the exoplanet K2-18b.
• K2-18b is located 124 light years away and researched by Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge and his team.
• Definitive evidence for life on alien worlds remains elusive, with questions about when and if it might be confirmed.

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