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Methane and carbon dioxide found in atmosphere of exoplanet in the ‘Goldilocks zone’. This is the first time carbon-based molecules have been discovered in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the hab... (www.cam.ac.uk)
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Methane and carbon dioxide found in atmosphere of exoplanet in the ‘Goldilocks zone’. This is the first time carbon-based molecules have been discovered in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the hab...::An international team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge has used data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to discover methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of K2-18 b, an exoplanet in the ‘Goldilocks zone’. This is the first time that carbon-based molecules have been discovered in the atmosphere of an exoplanet in the habitable zone.

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[–] Chemical@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A short 110 lights years. Let’s pop over and say hi

[–] davepleasebehave@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

220 years to get a response if we started to flash them constantly

[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Everyone grab your trenchcoats and take your clothes off

[–] V0lD@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

That's... actually relatively close

[–] TheMadnessKing 4 points 2 years ago

Honestly, I always like to think that we are just in too remote of a location for anyone in space to bothered to interact with.