Life on a distant planet? Not so fast…
June 09, 2025
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Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced the discovery of gases on a faraway planet that may be the same as those produced by ocean plankton on Earth. But North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences astrophysicist Dr. Rachel Smith is cautioning people to take note that researchers stressed it’s not a discovery of actual living organisms and that the findings should be viewed cautiously until further observations have been completed.
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