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Webb telescope spots water in a nearby planetary system | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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The James Webb Space Telescope detected water vapor swirling around a planetary system 370 light-years away.

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[–] ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm waiting for the day that they detect free oxygen in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. That practically 100% confirms life there if free oxygen is in the atmosphere in large quantities. Could be bacterial life, but still, it would basically be confirmed that life exists outside of our planet.

[–] readbeanicecream@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

@ShaunaTheDead Agreed on both counts. Discovery of any type of life would be a major discovery.

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