Sulfur Influences Exoplanet Life Search

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What's that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life

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Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.

It's not that sulfur is a great indication that a planet is inhabited, it's the opposite: Significant amounts of sulfur dioxide in a planet's atmosphere is a good sign that the world is uninhabitable.

The James Webb Space Telescope is unlikely to be able to identify biosignatures in any nearby worlds.

podcast, author of " Your Place in the Universe" and "How to Die in Space" and he frequently appears on TV — including on The Weather Channel , for which he serves as Official Space Specialist . Boost for alien hunters? Earth life may not be so improbable, study suggests Life as we don't know it: Some aliens may need sulfuric acid like we need water.

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