The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

The research, led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, detected evidence of compounds in the exoplanet's atmosphere ...

Astronomers have detected possible chemical signs of life on a faraway planet. But they caution much more work is needed to confirm their findings.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers say they are closer than ever to confirming signs of life on a distant ...

Astronomers claim they've found the most promising signs of possible life on a planet outside of our solar system.

Astronomers at the University of Cambridge in the UK said they have found the “most promising signs yet” of life on another planet outside of the solar system.

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...

Scientists have discovered evidence of large quantities of biosignature chemicals — only known to be made by life on Earth — on an exoplanet more than 100 light-years away. It could be the most ...

Astronomers have detected molecules on exoplanet K2-18b that may have been produced by simple organisms, claiming it's the strongest evidence yet of life off Earth.

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" indicating extraterrestrial life.

A distant ocean-covered world, teeming with life. That's the most likely explanation for a new discovery made by scientists ...