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Astronomers claim strongest evidence yet of extraterrestrial life

Distant planet is covered with an ocean that may be teeming with microbial activity
Artist’s impression of planet K2-18b. Research suggests that conditions on the planet, which is 124 light years away, could mirror Earth’s early oceans

Astronomers have found signs of biological activity on a planet 124 light years from Earth, in what they call the strongest evidence yet of extraterrestrial life.

Scientists used a space telescope to detect specific organic molecules in the atmosphere of K2-18b, a distant water-covered planet that is 8.6 times bigger than Earth and orbits a red dwarf star. On Earth such molecules are only produced by living organisms.

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