Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on alien planet

Planet K2-18 b is 8.6 times the mass of Earth and located 124 light-years away

17 April 2025 - 16:00

By WILL DUNHAM and Stuart McDill

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest signs yet of possible life beyond our solar system.

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