Could this faraway world be home to life?
Scientists have found new, but tentative, evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.
Researchers studying planet K2-18b's atmosphere have detected signs of molecules which on Earth are only produced by simple organisms.
BBC News science correspondent Pallab Ghosh takes a look at the evidence.
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