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   XPost: alt.alien.research   
   From: jtem01@gmail.com   
      
   On 7/24/25 11:48 PM, Pro Plyd wrote:   
      
    > In April, a team of scientists based at the   
    > University of Cambridge claimed that a planet   
    > orbiting a distant star bore a possible   
    > signature of life.   
      
   Talking about this story:   
      
   https://archive.is/ApwLm   
      
   This was confirmation of a previous analysis of the   
   very same planet.   
      
   The planet has been of special interests since at   
   least 2015. It was considered a candidate for life   
   back then. They detected Dimethyl sulfide in the   
   atmosphere two years ago, or at least that's when   
   it was reported, and they confirmed the findings   
   again in April.   
      
   Dimethyl sulfide is a VERY tasty biosignature   
   because, unlike most biosignatures, we know of   
   no non-biological means to produce it. They also   
   found other "Biosignatures" but this dimethyl   
   sulfide is so exciting because, as far as anyone   
   knows, it can only come from life.   
      
   Well. It can be the result of industrial emissions,   
   yes, but those in turn are the product of biological   
   activity i.e. man.   
      
   So they found MORE THAN ONE biosignature and even   
   got a confirmation of this all important Dimethyl   
   sulfide signature. And...   
      
    > But the new observations have failed to confirm   
    > evidence for life.   
      
   This is not true. Read the cite.   
      
   We have a detection of biosignatures. We have a   
   confirmation of those biosignatures. And then we   
   have a "Failed to Confirm."   
      
   It's been confirmed. At least twice now.   
      
    > In the original study, the   
    > Cambridge team claimed that K2-18b appeared to   
    > have a gas in its atmosphere that on Earth is   
    > produced only by living things. The NASA study   
    > did not find strong evidence for that gas.   
      
   This is stating that they found evidence for the gas.   
      
   "Strong" is the word you need to take note of. They   
   are NOT saying that they did not find evidence, they   
   are saying that they did find evidence but it's not   
   very "Strong."   
      
   So we have three studies finding evidence for this   
   Dimethyl sulfide....   
      
    > What’s more, the NASA team argues that even if   
    > the gas was on K2-18b,   
      
   There are ZERO non biological sources on the planet   
   earth. There are ZERO known non biological sources.   
      
   The gas was found in 2023. They confirmed that finding   
   in April. Now NASA just found evidence for that gas though   
   they say it's not "Strong" evidence... and that a gas with   
   ZERO non biological sources could have resulted from a   
   non biological source....   
      
   They are lying. Again.   
      
   NASA is phenomenally consistent with the denial of any   
   evidence for life outside of earth. I've already been   
   over this in the example of Mars...   
      
    > it might have formed   
    > through mere chemistry.   
      
   It's not know to have EVER come into existence from a   
   non biological source.   
      
    > What once seemed like   
    > a promising clue of life — a biosignature —   
    > might be a mirage.   
      
   Actually, it looks more like NASA is actively squashing   
   the story. The exact same NASA that went searching for life   
   on Mars using optics that can't even see bacterial life on   
   earth, most of it anyway, or any suspected like on Mars (the   
   famous structures within the Mars Rock) is telling you that   
   a biosignature with precisely ZERO known non-biological   
   sources may have originated from a non-biological source, and   
   that's why a second confirmation (at least) of biosignatures   
   is not any kind of confirmation....   
      
   But even their claims here, which as incredibly misleading,   
   do imply that they found alien life.   
      
   NASA found evidence for that life!  They say it's not   
   "Strong" evidence but even "Less than strong evidence" is   
   still evidence, AND TOGETHER WITH THE PREVIOUS FINDINGS   
   strengthens the claim that we have found a life bearing   
   world.   
      
   NASA is a government agency. They do not exist to inform you.   
   They exist to carry out policy, not make it.   
      
      
      
      
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