Exo-Planet_K2-18_b Type post Author Casey Luskin Date April 19, 2025 CategoriesIntelligent DesignPlanetologyScience Reporting Tagged , Astronomer Royal, astronomers, atmosphere, BBC News, Big Think, biosignature, Catherine Heymans, CBC, Christopher Glein, CNN, dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, earth, exoplanets, fact check, Hyacean ocean planet, K2-18b, magma, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, molten rock, Neptune, New York Times, Nora Hänni, Oliver Shorttle, phytoplankton algae, rocky planet, Sara Seager, Science (journal), Sky at Night Magazine, solar system, Southwest Research Institute, University of Bern Fact Check: Did Scientists Really Detect Evidence of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b? Casey Luskin April 19, 2025 Intelligent Design, Planetology, Science Reporting 14 The molecule is dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), and on Earth its sole known source is life (specifically, marine phytoplankton algae). Read More ›