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K2-18b Alien Life Discovery Ignites Meme Frenzy: ‘Love of Your Life 120 Light-Years Away’
Discovery of Pulsars In 1967, British astronomer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the first pulsar—a rapidly spinning, magnetized neutron star emitting radio waves. Initially mistaken for potential alien signals, pulsars are now known to form from collapsed stars. Over time, X-ray and gamma-ray pulsars have also been identified. The ‘Wow!’ Signal [Image: In 1977, a […]
Scientists Detect Microbial Biosignature on Distant Ocean Planet 120 Light-Years from Earth
Distant Ocean World May Harbor Life in Historic Discovery (Approx. 600 words) Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected tantalizing chemical signatures on exoplanet K2-18b, located 124 light-years away, that could indicate the presence of life. The discovery of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS)—molecules predominantly produced by living organisms on […]