What is k218b? Planet where scientists say alien life may be present

SCIENTISTS have hailed the “enormous” discovery that extraterrestrials could be living on k218b — an exoplanet 124 lightyears from Earth.

Cambridge University astronomers are 99.7% confident they have uncovered evidence of life there. Here’s everything you need to know.

AFPK2-18b is believed to be capable of hosting life[/caption] Amanda SmithArtist’s rendition of what the ocean world of K2-18b might look like[/caption]

What is K2-18b?

K2-18b is a distant exoplanet ...