Space Daily July 10, 2026 • 21:30

An exoplanet 124 light-years away may harbour a global ocean beneath a hydrogen-rich atmosphere. Webb has produced two tentative hints of dimethyl sulfide—a gas produced mainly by marine microorganisms on Earth—but independent analyses dispute - Space Daily

An exoplanet 124 light-years away may harbour a global ocean beneath a hydrogen-rich atmosphere. Webb has produced two tentative hints of dimethyl sulfide—a gas produced mainly by marine microorganisms on Earth—but independent analyses dispute - Space Daily

Webb has twice hinted at dimethyl sulfide, a life-linked gas, at the possible ocean world K2-18b. Independent teams re-examining the data doubt the molecule is there at all.

A planet called K2-18b, 124 light-years away in the constellation Leo, has become the most closely watched world in the search for life beyond the solar system. It may be a hycean world, a body wrapp… [+5327 chars]

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