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title: Could K2-18 b be showing signs of life?
description: JWST finds potential signs of life on K2-18 b. Ball Aerospace to deliver a sounder for NOAA’s GeoXS. Firefly awarded a NASA lunar payload contract. And more.
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# [Could K2-18 b be showing signs of life?](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/113)

 Written by [Maria Varmazis](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) | Sep 13, 2023 1:55:00 AM

 

Summary

The James Webb Space Telescope's spectrograph of exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of life. Ball Aerospace to deliver a sounder for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Observations satellite program (GeoXO). Firefly Aerospace to provide radio frequency calibration services from lunar orbit as part of a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract, and more.

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