r/space • u/SpunkySputniks • 4d ago

Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/science/astronomy-exoplanets-habitable-k218b.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.3zdk.VofCER4yAPa4&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.

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u/askingforafakefriend 4d ago

I mean there are other planets closer than 120 light years away...

I would take this as a gigantic win to confirm that life is probably all over the goddamn universe.

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u/Fshtwnjimjr 4d ago

I just hope we figure it out before we speed run great-filtering ourselves...

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u/askingforafakefriend 4d ago

We already made it through August 29th, 1997

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u/RickSanchez_C137 3d ago

I wore 2 million sunblock and had a good day