What to Know About Scientists Potentially Discovering Hints of Life On A Distant Planet

A team of astronomers have found what they claim are the most promising—but also tentative—signs of possible life on a distant planet.

The research, which was published in the The Astrophysical Journal Letters, was led by the University of Cambridge and was based on data from the James Webb Space Telescope. Researchers detected chemical fingerprints of at least one, if not two, molecules—dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS)—in the atmosphere of K2-18b, a planet outside of our solar system...