"Consider a hypothetical solar system where all the planets reside within the star's habitable zone, potentially supporting ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists say they found indications of potential life on K2-18b, a planet outside our ...

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

James Webb space telescope appears to observe ‘tipping point’ chemical compounds on planet 124 light years from Earth ...

Scientists using the James Webb Telescope have detected a gas on K2-18b that, on Earth, is only produced by living ...

Super-Earths can exist in wider orbits around their parent stars than was previously believed, suggesting these Earth-like ...

K2-18 b is 8.6 times as massive as Earth and with a diameter of about 2.6 times as large as our planet. It orbits in the ...

Earth is a rather special place, quite unlike the other planets in the solar system. It’s nestled at the perfect distance from the sun to allow our water to remain liquid and for life to ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

A team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge has detected the chemical fingerprints of possible signs of life on ...