Proof Of Alien Life: Far-off Planet Excites Scientists With Signs Of Vitality

Scientists have shockingly announced that they’ve discovered the most powerful evidence to date that humans are not alone in the cosmos — and that alien life does exist.

According to a University of Cambridge study, a planet dubbed K2-18b, which orbits a star approximately 120 light-years — or 700 trillion miles — away from the Big Blue Marble that we call home, appears to possess molecules in its atmosphere that on Earth are only produced by living microorganisms, primarily marine algae.

In fact, the molecules, dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), seem to exist on K2-18b in such abundance that researchers believe the celestial orb is likely covered with warm oceans and teeming with life.

“This is a revolutionary moment,” exclaims Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, an astrophysicist at the university and coauthor of the study. “It’s the first time humanity has seen potential biosignatures on a habitable planet.”

The data obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope. The 14,000-pound device, which is nearly as large as half of a 737 airliner, was launched in December 2021 and currently orbits our sun about 1 million miles away from Earth, gathering images and information about distant space and cosmic events from eons ago.

Scientists explain that the tremendous piece of tech was able to analyze the wavelength of light from K2-18b’s host star within the constellation of Leo as that light passed through the planet’s atmosphere. Once the wavelength was pinpointed, they were able to determine the chemical composition of the planet’s atmosphere and detected the existence of DMS and DMDS on the heavenly body.

Nikole Lewis — an exoplanetary scientist at Cornell University, who was not involved in the study — says that she’s not yet screaming “aliens!” But the academic adds, “I always reserve my right to scream ‘aliens!’” if and when more data emerges.

However, Peter Vickers, a philosophy of science professor at Durham University, has said there are likely “millions” of planets already harboring some kind of life. He notes, “If it does turn out that K2-18b has life, then it is virtually guaranteed that there are a million more exoplanets harboring extraterrestrial life.”