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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The potential discovery of alien life is so enticing that it drags even reputable outlets into running naive or outright misleading stories. Here we go again with planet K2-18b. Um....there's strong evidence of non-biological sources of the molecule DMS. 🧪🔭

Webb telescope detects a possible signature of life on a distant world
A molecule detected on a planet 124 light-years away is produced on Earth by decaying phytoplankton and other microbes. There is no other known source.

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