Based on observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the study points to alien life on K2-18b, a distant exoplanet ...

"Either our models are in error, or the DMS/DMDS might not exist," Schwieterman told Space.com. "Finding life outside the ...

A new research paper in the Astrophysical Journal suggests that Cambridge scientists have managed to find emissions from ...

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Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the claimed molecules may not be there at all ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

Scientists have detected what may be the strongest evidence of alien life yet on a planet orbiting a star 120 light-years ...

"Given everything we know about this planet, a Hycean world with an ocean that is teeming with life is the scenario that best ...

On a faraway planet, the James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by ...

While the discovery made by JWST is undeniably a “revolutionary moment” for us, it is not an Archimedes-type “eureka” moment.

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