The report of possible biosignatures on the exoplanet K2-18b is exciting, but we are a long way from establishing beyond ...

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

Independent scientists described the findings as interesting, but not nearly enough to show the existence of life on another ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

In a stunning new finding, astronomers have uncovered the strongest evidence yet of life existing beyond our solar system. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers from the University of ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists say they found indications of potential life on K2-18b, a planet outside our solar system.

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

A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast ...