When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

Cold cosmic dust grains can link amino acids into protein‑like chains in deep space, suggesting life’s chemistry may begin ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

In a solar system far, far away NASA have discovered a planet which they think 'might be remarkably similar to Earth', though ...

A new discovery in the search for Earth-like exoplanets has just been published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters on ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

K2-18b resides within the habitable zone of its star, making the presence of liquid water and thus life possible. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected molecules in K2-18b's ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

A team of astronomers have detected what they call the most promising signs to date of a possible biosignature, or signs of past or present life linked to biological activity, on an exoplanet named K2 ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...