The biosignatures were rooted in tentative detections, and this sparked debate amongst astronomers, who were skeptical about ...

In fact, the life that could be – emphasis on the could be – thriving on a distant ocean-covered planet named K2-18b is likely not intelligent at all. But that doesn't make the recent ...

When astronomers last month said they might have discovered the most promising hints of alien life yet on a distant planet, the rare good news raised hopes.

There has been vigorous debate in scientific circles about whether the planet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away in the Leo constellation, could be an ocean world capable of hosting microbial ...

Last week, a team of astronomers ignited global headlines by announcing the "strongest evidence yet" for life beyond our solar system, ushering in what appears to be the latest chapter in humanity ...

Data suggests K2-18b is a "world with an ocean that is teeming with life," said study lead author Nikku Madhusudhan, an astrophysicist at the University of Cambridge in England. A whopping 8.6 ...

Why astronomers are unconvinced K2-18b is home to alien life : Short Wave Recently, a group of scientists claimed they found possible signs of life on a planet called K2-18b. The news made headlines.

The scientists believe the exoplanet, K2-18b, is a “Hycean planet” — meaning it’s home to an abundance of a life-signifying molecules including one that is only produced on Earth by living ...

Nearly 124 light years away from Earth, on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b, a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge in England discovered the "strongest evidence yet that life may ...

The planet in question, K2-18b, was discovered in 2015 by NASA's Kepler mission, which revealed that planets outside our solar system are so common that they outnumber stars. K2-18b orbits a cool ...

K2-18b resides within the habitable zone of its star, making the presence of liquid water and thus life possible. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected molecules in K2-18b's ...