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

A team of astronomers have detected what they call the most promising signs to date of a possible biosignature, or signs of ...

The exoplanet K2-18b could harbor a massive ocean, but scientists will need to study the planet more to see if it’s really ...

Only 43 (to date) have been observed directly (about 0.5% of them). Most are discovered through indirect means, such as ...

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

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

Remnants of a liquid layer of magma near Earth's core, formed in the first few hundred million years of the planet's history, ...

Recent James Webb Space Telescope observations have provided the strongest indications yet of potential life beyond our solar ...

PARIS (AFP) — 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.

The peer-reviewed report in the Astrophysical Journal Letters presents more questions than answers, acknowledges numerous ...

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.