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

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

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

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what ...

The study authors suggest their findings indicate liquid oceans and a hydrogen atmosphere but others have countered it could ...

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

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our ...

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 ...

Astrobiologists investigating extraterrestrial life first became excited about K2-18b in 2023 when data from the new James ...