ESA/Hubble In a first for astronomers surveying the depths of space, carbon dioxide has been detected on an exoplanet – that is, a planet lying outside our solar system. Thanks to the coronagraph ...

The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

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

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

Researchers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced they had detected biosignature gases on planet K2-18b. A new analysis of the same data casts doubt on the earlier findings ...

Mankind has been looking at the stars for millennia, wondering if were alone in the universe. We now have the best proof that ...

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope finds molecules that could only be produced by life in the atmosphere of an alien ...

The researchers found strong evidence of a chemical called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the planet's atmosphere. On Earth, DMS is produced only by living organisms, so it appears to be a compelling sign ...

Astronomers detected potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, but findings remain inconclusive. Claims of alien life ...

After the 'best ever signs of life' were spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, a scientist has explained what these ...

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...