(UPDATE) PARIS — Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising 'hints' of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed skepticism.
PARIS — Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising 'hints' of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed skepticism. There has been vigorous debate in scientific circles about whether the planet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away in the Leo constellation, could be an ocean world capable of hosting microbial life.
' But outside experts pointed to disputes over previous discoveries about the exoplanet, adding that these chemicals could have been created by unknown means having nothing to do with life. Chemical clues More than eight times the mass of Earth and 2.5 times as big, K2-18b is a rare exoplanet that orbits its star in a habitable or 'goldilocks' zone. This means it is neither too hot nor too cold to have liquid water, considered the most important ingredient for life.
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