SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 5, 2025Interesting Engineering

NASA’s Webb Telescope finds phosphine on distant star, challenges ‘life signal’ status

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found phosphine on brown dwarf Wolf 1130C, proving this potential biosignature can form naturally without life in extreme environments.

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