Even if Exoplanets Have Atmospheres With Oxygen, it Doesn't Mean There's Life There

By Matthew Williams December 20, 2018
Even if Exoplanets Have Atmospheres With Oxygen, it Doesn't Mean There's Life There

"People used to suggest that oxygen and organics being present together indicates life, but we produced them abiotically in multiple simulations. This suggests that even the co-presence of commonly accepted biosignatures could be a false positive for life."

Matthew Williams

Matthew Williams

Matt Williams is a space journalist, science communicator, and author with several published titles and studies. His work is featured in The Ross 248 Project and Interstellar Travel edited by NASA alumni Les Johnson and Ken Roy. He also hosts the podcast series Stories from Space at ITSP Magazine. He lives in beautiful British Columbia with his wife and family. For more information, check out his website.