James Webb Will Confirm or Deny Microbe Life Detection Within 12 Months
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6EZFE)
The James Webb Space Telescope had a weak detection of the microbial life biomarker, dimethyl sulfide. There is a 1 in 66 chance that it was instrument noise. There will be a follow up analysis with the MIRI (Mid Infrared Instrument) on the James Webb. This should scan the exoplanet K2-18B at the wavelengths for ...