For the first time, scientists have found the strongest signs that there might be life on a planet outside our solar system. There is a planet far, far away—124 light-years from Earth—called K2-18b, which is twice the size of the Earth. Scientists from the University of Cambridge looked at this exoplanet using the super-powerful James Webb Space Telescope and they just found something really exciting!
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They have found possible evidence that this faraway planet orbiting another star may be home to life. The telescope spotted special chemicals on this exoplanet that are only made by living things here on Earth.
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This means that either there is life on K2-18b or that these special chemicals were produced in another way that we do not know about. But, before we get too excited, scientists say we need more proof. A study detailing the findings was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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