Tentative Biosignatures on K2-18b Highlight Cautious Path Toward Extraterrestrial Life

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Monica Grady and Nikku Madhusudhan say that advances in new instruments and analysis are pushing the search for life beyond Earth, even as tentative biosignatures on the exoplanet K2-18b spark excitement but remain unproven.

Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien life
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Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien life

Tentative evidence for life on a distant world is exciting, but remains elusive. As new telescopes bring exoplanets into sharper focus, is the truth out there?