41 h. ago Social media erupts with hilarious memes as scientists discover signature of alien life on a planet 120 light years from Earth

Following the announcement of the alien planet, it didn't take long for hilarious memes to pop up across social media.

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44 h. ago ‘Strongest evidence yet’ found of alien life beyond our planet

A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.

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44 h. ago Strongest sign found yet of alien life by scientists investigating distant ocean

Scientists have found gases used in biological processes on earth 124 light years away on a world they suspect could be ‘teeming’ with life

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46 h. ago Scientists find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of alien life on distant planet

The tantalizing hints of a far planet ‘teeming’ with extraterrestrial life is some 120 light-years away from Earth, researchers say

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52 h. ago Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system

Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial lifeA giant planet 124 light years from Earth has yielded the strongest evidence yet that extraterrestrial life may be thriving beyond our solar system, astronomers claim.Observations by the James Webb space telescope of a planet called K2-18 b appear to reveal the chemical fingerprints of two compounds that, on Earth, are only known to be produced by life. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Signature of alien life 'found' 120 light years from Earth: Scientists detect signs of tell

A distant ocean-covered world, teeming with life. That's the most likely explanation for a new discovery made by scientists studying the planet K2-18b.

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1 week ago Astronomers discover 'doomed' stars heading for rare cosmic explosion

The star system is only 150 light years away from Earth – and is on a collision course to explode

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2 w. ago Cancer breakthrough as simple blood test could replace tumour biopsies by 2035

A simple blood test could soon detect cancer, thanks to Manchester scientists

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2 w. ago Partial solar eclipse live: Watch as Sun phenomenon is seen in the UK

The breath taking phenomenon happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth so that it blocks the sun's light.

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2 w. ago Britain will see partial solar eclipse TODAY: Here's how to see it

The breath taking phenomenon happens when the moon passes between the sun and earth so that it blocks the sun's light.

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4 w. ago Scientists make 'astonishing' discovery in distant galaxy 3.4 billion light years from Earth

The 'record-breaking' discovery could help scientists understand how our Universe developed

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4 w. ago Oxygen was just found in a distant galaxy — and it may provide answers on how ours developed

The galaxy is 13.4 billion light-years away from Earth

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