No matter how the scientists revisited their readings, the signal stayed strong. They concluded that K2-18b may in fact harbor a tremendous supply of dimethyl sulfide in its atmosphere, thousands of times higher than the level found on Earth. This would suggest that its Hycean seas are brimming with life.
#science #biology #astronomy #exobiology #aliens #physics #chemistry #NASA #JPL
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/science/astronomy-exoplanets-habitable-k218b.html

1/2 The subtext here is the current all out assault on our #Science institutions (along with everything else) .The realization at places like #NASA and #JPL are no different than those at #NOAA and #NWS. It is sickening and stunning at the same time. #Depression and #Outrage are inevitably coming into evidence. #Science and academia can and should seek new partners for work…

The Search for Alien Life with Harvard Professor #AviLoeb
https://youtu.be/ZwMpWrOt-oo?si=Nl0FL9_sglhVzE8v

Titan, Rings, and Saturn from Cassini
Credits: Cassini Imaging Team, ISS, #JPL, ESA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

Phoebe: Comet Moon of Saturn
Credits: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, #JPL, ESA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

Can NASA help predict wildflower super blooms? https://www.byteseu.com/918925/ #environment #JetPropulsionLaboratory #JPL #NASA #WildflowerSuperBlooms #wildflowers

Biking home today

NASA Webb’s Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-webbs-autopsy-of-planet-swallowed-by-star-yields-surprise/

Ring Scan
Credits: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, #JPL, ESA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

WAS Welcomes back Nancy Chabot, Planetary Chief Scientist at JPL for a follow up talk April 15th on the results from DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test. The classroom will be closed and the talk will be a webinar on Zoom and streamed on our YouTube channel. https://ow.ly/JgAK50VtSwR

Cassini Spacecraft Crosses Saturns Ring Plane
Credits: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, #JPL, ESA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

Spitzer's Orion
Credits: Univ. Toledo, et al., #JPL, Caltech, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

The Egg Nebula in Polarized Light
Credits: HubbleHeritage Team, STScI, AURA, W. Sparks, STScI, R. Sahai, #JPL, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

In 5AM STORYTALK’s latest podcast, Kevin Peter Hand – director of the NASA JPL’s Ocean Worlds Lab and real-life adventurer – discusses the search for life in our outer solar system, the intersection of art and science, and why he's optimistic about our future (no, really).

#NASA #JPL #OceanWorlds #Europa #extraterrestriallife #exploration #podcastepisode #podcast #arttalk #art #writingcommunity

https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/podcast-q-and-a-kevin-peter-hand

IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula
Credits: R. Sahai, #JPL, et al., Hubble Heritage Team, STScI, AURA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

Saturn and Titan from Cassini
Credits: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, #JPL, ESA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

3D View Of Jupiter's Clouds
Credits: Galileo Project, #JPL, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater
Credits: Cassini Imaging Team, ISS, #JPL, ESA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography