webb telescope finds aliens

mlb62

Science

25 Aug 22

mlb62

Joined: 20 May 17
Moves: 17543

25 Aug 22

-2

Removed by poster

Soothfast

0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,

☯️

Joined: 04 Mar 04
Moves: 2709

25 Aug 22

1 edit

@ogb removed their quoted post

Very click-baity title for this thread!

Of course the telescope has not, in fact, found any aliens. As the article says, the telescope might be able to spot "free oxygen" in the atmospheres of exoplanets, and it is hypothesized that only biological activity can generate free oxygen in detectable quantities.

moonbus

Über-Nerd (emeritus)

Joined: 31 May 12
Moves: 8703

28 Aug 22

I'm waiting for Webb to find the tell-tale debris of a water balloon fight. Then we'll know for sure.

Suzianne

Misfit Queen

Isle of Misfit Toys

Joined: 08 Aug 03
Moves: 37388

28 Aug 22

@soothfast said
Very click-baity title for this thread!

Of course the telescope has not, in fact, found any aliens. As the article says, the telescope might be able to spot "free oxygen" in the atmospheres of exoplanets, and it is hypothesized that only biological activity can generate free oxygen in detectable quantities.

Carbon dioxide has been found in the atmosphere of an exoplanet for the first time.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-s-webb-detects-carbon-dioxide-in-exoplanet-atmosphere

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
Moves: 53321

30 Aug 22

@Suzianne
Which is a slightly overheated and tidally locked planet about 8 million km from its parent sun🙂