Hugh Osborn on Nostr: I've seen a bunch of articles titled "Some astronomers now say #exoplanet might not ...
I've seen a bunch of articles titled "Some astronomers now say #exoplanet might not have a biosignature after all" which is just wrong. ALL astronomers have been saying that. Since forever. Even the paper which published the dimethyl sulphide on K2-18b (which isn't a good biosignature btw) showed that DMS was only found in A SINGLE MODEL at a level FAR BELOW SIGNIFICANCE... ffs. One professor with an ego makes a stupid PR and the rest of us have to spend years correcting it. See also: Oumuamua.
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