SCIENTISTS MAYBE FIND SIGNS OF LIFE ON INCREDIBLY DISTANT PLANET

Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system. Like, 730 trillion miles away. The research, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, detected evidence of compounds in the exoplanet’s atmosphere that on Earth are only produced by living organisms. They say this is a strong potential signal of life. The planet, known as K2-18b (* Catchy!), is 124 light-years away. By analyzing data from the Webb Space Telescope, researchers found evidence of the gasses dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide in the atmosphere. On Earth, those two compounds are produced primarily by microbial life, such as marine phytoplankton.
* Yay, algae farts!
* Everybody start brushing up on your planktonish so we can communicate when they arrive.
* It must be great to be a scientist contributing valuable advancements to humanity. Then there’s these guys.
* Get back to us when you find a form of life we can play foosball with.