Regina Barber

So what did the original researchers say in response? Like, obviously, they felt like something was there.

And this is the way, like, science goes. Like, this is going to go on and on for months.

And this is the way, like, science goes. Like, this is going to go on and on for months.

And this is the way, like, science goes. Like, this is going to go on and on for months.

I mean, short of a UFO hovering above Times Square and aliens coming out of it, the discussion about this stuff is going to be contentious, right? I mean, this is how science is done. Somebody makes a claim. Somebody else has to check it to see if it's true or if it can be disproven.

I mean, short of a UFO hovering above Times Square and aliens coming out of it, the discussion about this stuff is going to be contentious, right? I mean, this is how science is done. Somebody makes a claim. Somebody else has to check it to see if it's true or if it can be disproven.

I mean, short of a UFO hovering above Times Square and aliens coming out of it, the discussion about this stuff is going to be contentious, right? I mean, this is how science is done. Somebody makes a claim. Somebody else has to check it to see if it's true or if it can be disproven.

Yeah, it was very similar, right? Like, it's another gas associated with life that was detected in a planet's atmosphere. It made headlines. And then, like, people debated whether the detection was even real. And if so, like, whether it could have been made by, like, some other process. Yeah.

Yeah, it was very similar, right? Like, it's another gas associated with life that was detected in a planet's atmosphere. It made headlines. And then, like, people debated whether the detection was even real. And if so, like, whether it could have been made by, like, some other process. Yeah.

Yeah, it was very similar, right? Like, it's another gas associated with life that was detected in a planet's atmosphere. It made headlines. And then, like, people debated whether the detection was even real. And if so, like, whether it could have been made by, like, some other process. Yeah.

But K2-18b, not so next door.

But K2-18b, not so next door.

But K2-18b, not so next door.

Nell, if that does happen, we expect you to come right here and talk to us about it.

Nell, if that does happen, we expect you to come right here and talk to us about it.

Nell, if that does happen, we expect you to come right here and talk to us about it.

Yeah, me too. Thank you so much.

Yeah, me too. Thank you so much.

Yeah, me too. Thank you so much.

This episode was produced by Burleigh McCoy, edited by our showrunner, Rebecca Ramirez, and fact-checked by Tyler Jones and Nell. Maggie Luther was the audio engineer. Beth Donovan is our senior director, and Colin Campbell is our senior vice president of podcasting strategy. I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to ShoreWave from NPR.