"Until we can separate these signals more clearly, we have to be especially careful not to misinterpret them as signs of life." ...

Who thought a distant planet could hold the secret to the universe? K2-18b, an exoplanet 124 light-years away, recently set ...

The findings came from a team of researchers at the University of Cambridge who studied data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to find molecules in the atmosphere of a planet known as K2-18b.

Astronomers had detected just a hint, a glimmer of two molecules swirling in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b — molecules that on Earth are produced only by living things.

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

There’s always going to be a way to make something abiotically.” With these words, chemist Eleanor Browne of the University ...

Astronomers detected dimethyl sulfide (DMS) on exoplanet K2-18b, sparking excitement about potential extraterrestrial life. While DMS is typically produced by biological processes, scientists urge ...

The search for life beyond Earth is a holy grail quest for many experts, but finding where to look is a core issue.

A tiny sign revealed in April seemed like it might change the universe as we know it.Astronomers had detected just a hint, a glimmer<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

“There’s just not enough certainty to say one way or the other.” Here's everything to know about K2-18b, and just what potential it has to harbor alien life. K2-18b, which orbits a red dwarf ...

Astronomers had detected just a hint, a glimmer of two molecules swirling in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b — molecules that on Earth are produced only by living things. It was a ...