Exoplanets are worlds that orbit stars other than the Sun. The planet in question is named K2-18b. It's so named because it was the first planet found to orbit the red dwarf star K2-18.

Here's what's actually going on. K2-18b is an intriguing exoplanet—a planet that orbits a star other than our own. This one is 120 light-years distant and orbits a cool red dwarf star.

In 2023 there were tantalizing reports of a biosignature gas in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, which seemed to have several conditions that would make life possible. Many exoplanets, meaning ...

The contentious exoplanet, called K2-18b, is a warm, watery world with a ... produced gas called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the planet's atmosphere. On Earth, this chemical is known to originate ...

In recent weeks, excitement has grown about a planet called K2-18b, a world around 125 light-years from Earth. Late last year, researchers revealed they may have seen a “life” molecule on that ...

The substance DMS has now once again become the focus of scientific attention. In September 2023, the results of an observation of K2-18 in the wavelength range between 1 and 5 µm with the James Webb ...

In 2023 there were tantalizing reports of a biosignature gas in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, which seemed to have several conditions that would make life possible. Many exoplanets, meaning ...

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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 ...