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This doesn't mean there isn't life there, they basically just detected fart gas, at no point were they suggesting intelligent life
That's true, but even if it's xeno algae farting, the fact it's a measly 124 light years away basically confirms the Universe is teeming with life
Which gives us an incredibly high numerical value for the f1 factor of the Drake Equation, which then gives us a foundation for the next factor which deals with intelligence emerging
The distance is the most interesting potential aspect of this discovery
I think this is an important point that gets glossed over. Alien life does inlcude stuff such as micro organisms and that is mostly what its going to be when talking about life . Folks just think of stuff like highly advanced civilizations.