Webb finds molecule only made by living things in another world::undefined

  • M500@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Sadly they cannot be communicated with in a single human life time; assuming they are intelligent and possess the capability to respond.

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      It’s a planet 8x the mass of the earth with a heavy hydrogen atmosphere and is considered very hot, the water is in a super critical state. I think if we found anything it would just be bacterial life.

      My bet is on “previously unknown chemistry” creating the chemicals we found. It’s never aliens :(

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      1 year ago

      But the definition of a single human lifetime could very well change within one human lifetime from now.