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Let's Talk About Claims of Alien Life on Planet K2-18b (New Studies)

2025-06-02 Science & Technology
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about recent studies about the claim of alien life on K2-18b Links: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2505.10539 https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16236 https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.12946 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ad74da Additional videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=7OGUU-yVryk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQGZQiJ9J0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51bYm2_9dtI https://youtu.be/HYjYvKoQVeM #k218b #hycean #aliens 0:00 K2-18b saga continues 2:05 First major problem - study vs press release 3:40 Statistical counterevidence 4:30 DMS is everywhere though 5:40 Another study that examines 600+ molecules 7:00 How this compares to previous claims 8:32 Best explanation from Saga Seager - JWST criticism 11:50 Potential conclusions and what's next? Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Bob King https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/see-k2-18bs-host-sun/ Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@russrussell8250 2025-06-02

I asked Anton what's his favourite film... He said "it's not aliens "

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@benyomovod6904 2025-06-02

Its never Aliens until Anton confirms it

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@astrojake 2025-06-04

Great video Anton! I’m Jake Taylor who you mention at 3:48, I am currently working on a more detailed study of K2-18b. Lots of interesting things to come!

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@MiltonRoe 2025-06-03

If someone says one thing in a paper and another in a press release, they are spicing up the press release for PR / financial reasons, possibly under pressure from their employer. Great video today though! Not taking a side, presenting the evidence, and lol at admitting this sort of controversy creates the opportunity to make interesting videos about it. That's all I have been asking for, 10/10.

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@biblicaletymology 2025-06-03

Anton Petrov I did a standing ovation hearing you had an asteroid named after. You earned it 🎉

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@timmytammytommy 2026-04-16

stark contrast to all the other clickbait titles on this topic. this is why I always wait for your videos on new science developements :)

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@kevindaniel1337 2025-06-03

14:01 Anton has a perfect blend of skepticism and optimism.

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@jimcurtis9052 2025-06-02

Wonderful as always Anton. Thank you. 🤘😸😊

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@eric_intotheunknown 2025-06-02

You need a K2-18 "Keep fighting!" t-shirt.

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@pandemicentitlements5198 2025-06-02

Sara Seager, also from Toronto, like you, like me, we here are all wonderful people. I was hesitant at first to watch, since you've covered this and buried it, but I see now how you transcend my mere whims and bring us, always, to new understandings, if, in this case, that our old ones are corrupt.

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