Stephen Schmidt @spschmidt.bsky.social · 22/07/2025It's still a bit of a work in progress, but it functions properly at least! 000
Stephen Schmidt @spschmidt.bsky.social · 22/07/2025I now have a website! spschmidt.github.iospschmidt.github.ioHomeStephen P. Schmidt | Exoplanet Astrophysicist 110
Reposted by Stephen SchmidtAlexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 17/04/2025"Not strong evidence" - @spschmidt.bsky.social "Almost certainly not life" - @tessafisher.bsky.social In which I round up some Community Response on the exoplanet biosignature paper from last night 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comSigns of life on a distant planet? Not so fast, say these astronomersBold claims of ‘biosignature’ molecules trigger an outpouring of scepticism. 512936
Reposted by Stephen SchmidtDr Ryan MacDonald @distantworlds.space · 17/04/2025𝗡𝗼, 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝟮-𝟭𝟴𝗯'𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. K2-18b is back in the news, now with a bold claim that biosignature molecules (DMS and/or DMDS) have been 'detected at 3σ'. Most exoplanet astronomers are extremely sceptical about these claims, let's see why (1/n). 🔭🧪🪐 #exoplanet 361121364
Reposted by Stephen SchmidtErin M. May, PhD @astronomay.bsky.social · 01/05/2024This is irresponsible. Irresponsible science and irresponsible science reporting. 🧪🔭🪐 (apparently the paper isn't even in pre-prints yet, but I can assure you life was not found on K2-18b or any exoplanet yet. Every claim by this group does not hold up to scientific scrutiny) 64517
Stephen Schmidt @spschmidt.bsky.social · 09/03/2024Just submitted my second first-author paper!!! :D and just in time for me to leave for extreme solar systems too 😅 010