In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

In April, scientists captured global attention by announcing they'd found a molecule in a faraway planet's atmosphere that ...

"If the ultimate result of this story is that the public is more circumspect about future claims of life detection, that's ...

Claims for the detection of life on other planets go back decades. Here's why you should still be skeptical despite recent discoveries.

K2-18b recently made headlines after researchers claimed to observe possible “signs of life” in the planet's atmosphere. So, ...

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

The new observations were carried out using JWST’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which captured signals in the mid-infrared ...

Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

Recently, a group of scientists claimed they found possible signs of life on a planet called K2-18b. The news made headlines. Researchers said... Exoplanet K2-18b: Home to alien life or noisy data?