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Did we find life on a distant exoplanet? Neil deGrasse Tyson and astronomer David Kipping discuss the discovery of biosignatures found on K2-18b, how strong they are, and whether it means we found other life in the universe.
Timestamps:
00:00 - What's Up With K2-18b?
2:31 - Hycean Worlds & Detecting Biomarkers
4:12 - When Biomarkers Don’t Mean Life
7:09 - Could We Be Wrong?
10:10 - Getting More Data with JWST
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