Astronomers found ‘strongest evidence yet’ of alien life, but not everyone is buying it

Could we finally be close to answering one of humanity’s oldest and most profound questions? Thanks to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, researchers believe they've uncovered the strongest evidence yet of potential life on other planets.

Located about 124 light-years away in the Leo constellation, an exoplanet known as K2-18b has long intrigued scientists. It’s a super-Earth—roughly 8.6 times the mass of our planet—and orbits within its star’s “habitable zone,” the region where conditions might support liquid water.