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   Warner Crocker (warnercrocker@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-Apr-2025 22:23:51 JST Warner Crocker

   There are lots of "ifs" and "buts" at this stage, as Prof Madhusudhan's team freely admits.

   Scientists find promising hints of life on distant planet K2-18b
   #Science
   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39jj9vkr34o

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     Sean Lynch (seanplynch@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-Apr-2025 22:31:19 JST Sean Lynch

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     As an example, we have detected dimethyl sulfide in comets, so there can be abiotic sources.

     Still, a rocky planet, with water, between the size of Earth and Neptune, in its sun's Goldilocks zone.

     This is certainly interesting!

     Dimethyl sulfide in comets:
     https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.08724

     #astronomy #science

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     Chancerubbage (chancerubbage@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 17-Apr-2025 22:55:22 JST Chancerubbage

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     @WarnerCrocker if sulfur (dimethyly sulfide) and CO2 are the magic signature, that sounds a lot like Venus.