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Mikko Tuomi

Meanwhile, another paper: "A systematic search for trace molecules in #exoplanet K2-18 b".

The paper claims: "We find three molecules, including #DMS, which appear promising across the datasets considered.

The two molecules besides DMS are diethyl sulfide and methyl acrylonitrile, which are more complex than DMS, biogenic on Earth, and have no significant sources known beyond Earth."

And I am so sorry, but I don't believe any of this because Madhusudhan is a co-author of the paper.

#exoplanets #astronomy
astrobiology.com/2025/05/a-sys

Astrobiology · A Systematic Search for Trace Molecules in Exoplanet K2-18 b - AstrobiologyThe first transmission spectrum of the habitable-zone sub-Neptune K2-18 b with JWST has opened a new avenue for atmospheric characterisation of temperate low-mass exoplanets.
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Außerirdisches Leben auf naher Wasserwelt?

Astronomen bestätigen potenzielle Biosignatur auf dem habitablen Exoplaneten K2-18b

Astronomen haben auf einem nahen #Exoplaneten das bisher stärkste Indiz für außerirdisches Leben gefunden. Die Gashülle der nur 124 Lichtjahre entfernten Wasserwelt K2-18b enthält das Molekül #Dimethylsulfid (#DMS) und/oder #Dimethyldisulfid (#DMDS), wie Messdaten des James-Webb-Teleskops bestätigen. Beide Moleküle gelten als #Biosignatur, weil sie auf der Erde nur von Organismen produziert werden – ein abiotischer Syntheseweg ist nicht bekannt.

scinexx.de/news/kosmos/ausseri

Das Transmissions-Spektrum im mittleren Infrarot zeigt die Signatur von Dimethylsulfid – einem Gas, das als Biosignatur gilt. © A. Smith, N. Madhusudhan/ University of Cambridge Die neuen Spektraldaten zeigen deutliche Peaks im Bereich zwischen 6,8 und 8 Mikrometern und zwischen neun und elf Mikrometern, wie die Astronomen berichten. Der Abgleich mit den erwarteten Spektralsignaturen für 20 verschiedene Moleküle ergab, dass diese Signaturen von Dimethylsulfid und/oder Dimethyldisulfid stammen müssen. „Unsere Daten belegen die eindeutige Präsenz für nur zwei Moleküle: DMS und DMDS“.
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Philip C James

Good Morning, all

for those of us who listen to Aunty's wireless channels (namely #BBC #Radio4 #R4Today and #BBCWorldService) who the Beeb clearly thinks are either too thick or too triggered by the naming of obscure chemicals, #SkyNews reports the names of these chemical indicators of the possible presence of extraterrestrial life (i.e., Life-As-We-Know-It) on an exoplanet:

#K2dash18B #DMS #DMDS
#BBCNews
#DimethySulfide #DimethylDisulfide
news.sky.com/story/strongest-e

Sky · Strongest evidence of life yet found on planet beyond solar system, scientists say
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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@jupiter_rowland OFC this is also due to the fact that the last 50+ years no serious attempt at teaching #TechLiteracy has been done anywhere in a formal matter.

Luckily #Education and #Knowledge isn't monopolized and Initiatives like @cryptoparty / #CryptoParty exist that basically get #TechIlliterates to a level that if they follow up what has been trained don't act as "#UnofficialEmployees" of #NSAbook et. al.

Either way, we'll all have to take part in making the world better, even if that meremy means not contribute to #Enshittification...

OFC that is a constant struggle.

  • Needless to say all #Fediverse Software like #Mastodon actually tells people: 'Hey, #DMs are not private nor encrypted beyond #SSL - #Admins can read them if they actually want to!'
#Fediverse#mastodon#dms
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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺

New discovery reveals that ocean #algae unexpectedly help cool the Earth phys.org/news/2024-06-discover #protists #microbes

Alternative #dimethylsulfoniopropionate #biosynthesis enzymes in diverse and abundant microorganisms nature.com/articles/s41564-024

"They identified the bloom-forming #Pelagophyceae algae as potentially abundant, important producers of a compound called #DMSP... this is the main source of a #climate active gas called #dimethylsulfide (#DMS), which is known as the smell of the seaside."

photo of a rocky seashore with some green filamentous algae
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