{"id":544185,"date":"2023-09-12T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/james-webb-detecta-posibles-signos-de-vida-en-el-distante-exoplaneta-k2-18b-eacr\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T23:34:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T05:34:35","slug":"james-webb-detects-possible-signs-of-life-on-distant-exoplanet-k2-18b-eacr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/en\/james-webb-detects-possible-signs-of-life-on-distant-exoplanet-k2-18b-eacr\/","title":{"rendered":"James Webb detects possible signs of life on distant exoplanet K2-18b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The James Webb Space Telescope has <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/james-webb-space-telescope-exoplanet-discovery-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">detected hints<\/a> of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18 b, located about 120 light-years away.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/planeta_kjhgv-lanczos3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"-\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/planeta_kjhgv-lanczos3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/planeta_kjhgv-lanczos3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/planeta_kjhgv-lanczos3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/planeta_kjhgv-lanczos3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DMS is a molecule primarily produced by phytoplankton on Earth, raising the possibility of life on K2-18 b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, scientists caution that the evidence for DMS is tenuous and requires further validation through follow-up observations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Carbon-based molecules found on \u2018water world\u2019 exoplanet\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VpuD6eR6nb4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study also found an abundance of carbon-bearing molecules, suggesting a hydrogen-rich atmosphere over an ocean on the exoplanet, which is located in the habitable zone of its star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While these findings are intriguing, the planet&#8217;s habitability remains uncertain and requires more observations to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">120 light-years away, in the constellation Leo, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAWebb?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NASAWebb<\/a> detected carbon-bearing molecules in the atmosphere of K2-18 b, including methane and carbon dioxide, which mean it could have a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and a water ocean-covered surface. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3rmMwB6laK\">https:\/\/t.co\/3rmMwB6laK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OcF6IA9AMZ\">pic.twitter.com\/OcF6IA9AMZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ARCHIVED NASA Exoplanets (@NASAExoplanets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAExoplanets\/status\/1701289606505804067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The James Webb Space Telescope has detected hints of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18 b, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":544183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"two_page_speed":[],"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[110317],"tags":[112034,108635,112033],"class_list":["post-544185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ciencia-noticias-en","tag-exoplanet","tag-james-webb-en","tag-k2-18b-en"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdR79Q-2hzb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":544178,"url":"https:\/\/cerebrodigital.net\/james-webb-detecta-posibles-signos-de-vida-en-el-distante-exoplaneta-k2-18b-eacr\/","url_meta":{"origin":544185,"position":0},"title":"James Webb detecta posibles signos de vida en el distante exoplaneta K2-18b","author":"Andrey Robles","date":"September 12, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"El telescopio espacial James Webb ha detectado indicios de sulfuro de dimetilo (DMS) en la atm\u00f3sfera del exoplaneta K2-18 b, situado a unos 120 a\u00f1os luz. 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