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Jimmyeatsausage, 4 miesiące temu do astronomy w Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b - NASA

Bruh…that’s why I said almost.

I also got about 1/2 way through typing almost the same response below about gases that naturally degrade quickly, not being able to accumulate to high enough concentrations to be detectable at these distances but @TropicalDingDing did so more eloquently than their name would indicate possible, so I’ll let you read theirs here: lemmy.world/comment/8258449

Jimmyeatsausage, 4 miesiące temu do astronomy w Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b - NASA

I think the methane is a better marker…AFAIK, it’s almost always a byproduct of some biological process.