This groundbreaking discovery was led by Indian-origin astrophysicist Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan ... where conditions may support liquid water. The planet is about 2.6 times larger and 8.6 times ...

The findings suggest K2-18b could be a Hycean planet with a warm, life-supporting ocean. Born in India in 1980, Dr Madhusudhan completed his undergraduate education at the Indian Institute of ...

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed skepticism. There has been ...

“This is a revolutionary moment,” Dr. Madhusudhan said. “It’s the first time humanity has seen potential biosignatures on a habitable planet.” The study was published Wednesday in the ...

When cinema audiences are discovered sauntering bowlegged down the city streets of Britain this summer, like John Wayne with an over-full nappy, Tim Burton's new Planet Of The Apes will almost ...

Daniel Apai receives funding for astrobiology research from NASA, the Heising-Simons Foundation, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that ...

At the Atlanta Science Festival in March, Dr. Jaap de Roode discussed his book, "Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes & Other ...

“That’s how science has to work. The exoplanet known as K2-18b was first discovered in 2015 more than 120 light-years from Earth during NASA's planet-hunting K2 mission. K2-18b is 8.6 times ...

More news about our planet: Sign up for USA TODAY's Climate Point newsletter. The exoplanet known as K2-18b was first discovered in 2015 more than 120 light-years from Earth during NASA's planet ...