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Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien life

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Cambridge scientists report tentative evidence for two compounds in the atmosphere of K2-18b .

This is the strongest evidence to date for a biological activity beyond the solar system.

Two more years of observations with the James Webb Space Telescope will nail down whether or not the compounds really exist in the planet’s atmosphere.

Nasa 's Europa Clipper should arrive at Jupiter ’s moon in 2030 .

Another Nasa mission, the Habitable Worlds Observatory, is due to launch.

It is the first telescope specifically designed to hunt for signs of life on planets around distant stars.

Caroline Freissinet , an analytical chemist who discovered the largest organics on Mars , says definitive evidence may forever be elusive.

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