Judging by the volume of messages that I, too, received on Wednesday night, a great many people interpreted the Times ’ push ...

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

Astronomers have detected possible chemical signs of life on a faraway planet. But they caution much more work is needed to confirm their findings.

Cambridge University astronomers spotted two molecules in the planet's atmosphere that give them cause for their theory.

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted possible signatures for life in an exoplanet's atmosphere. Still, researchers caution ...

On a faraway planet, the James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by ...

New JWST data strengthens earlier hints that K2-18b, a possible water world 120 light-years away, could host the chemical byproducts of life.

With the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers say they are working to confirm potential evidence of life on a distant ...

According to NASA, K2-18b — which is located 124 light years (700 trillion miles) away from our blue plant — was first revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023. Scientists found the planet ...

Astronomers claim they've found the most promising signs of possible life on a planet outside of our solar system.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope confirmed that the planet K2-18b has traces of dimethyl sulfide, a potential ...