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Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b - NASA (www.nasa.gov)

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This is about as close as we can get for carbon-based life habitable planet. 2.6 times the radius of Earth and mostly ocean, what sort of marine lives swim in there? Give me chills if they exist.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Plot twist, they're already dead by the time we detect them, the light from them exploding the planet just hasn't reached us yet.

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