The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array has detected methanol isotopes around a nearby star, which could help explain why the ingredients for life are present on Earth.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first shots of the universe Monday, showcasing colorful nebulas, stars and ...

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

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

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

An exoplanet 60 light-years away from Earth, known as 14 Herculis c, is thought to be the coldest one yet found, researchers ...

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

NASA’s Webb captures the Sombrero Galaxy in near-infrared, revealing hidden stars and dusty features in stunning detail.

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 ...

An April study catapulted one such world, named K2-18b, into the spotlight. Astronomers at the University of Cambridge claimed they detected molecules in the planet’s atmosphere that might be ...