Sharmila Kuthunur writes that in mid-April, some researchers made the news when data from NASA’s JWST telescope was used to detect biosignatures outside our solar system. The report entails that gases, similar to the ones produced by marine algae on Earth, were found on an exoplanet around 120 light-years away. However, possible presence of dimethyl sulfide, the marine gas that is associated with the smell of the sea, might have been a hasty conclusion as another independent study reports. Follow Sharmila Kuthunur as they showcase the arguments against the recent study as well as what might be happening to the data.
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