A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b shows potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific ...

The researchers found strong evidence of a chemical called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the planet's atmosphere. On Earth, DMS ...

"Either our models are in error, or the DMS/DMDS might not exist," Schwieterman told Space.com. "Finding life outside the ...

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

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 ...

Does alien life exist on an exoplanet? On TikTok, a University of Oxford astrophysicist cast doubt that extraterrestrial life may exist on K2-18b.

Observations by the James Webb space telescope find possible biological activity on a giant planet 124 light-years from Earth ...

What do you think of when it comes to extra terrestrial life? Most popular sci-fi books and TV shows suggest humanoid beings ...

Fifty years ago, scientists recovered samples of potential extraterrestrial life, but may have unintentionally destroyed it during experiments.

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

While the discovery made by JWST is undeniably a “revolutionary moment” for us, it is not an Archimedes-type “eureka” moment.

Scientists have detected a molecule in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, 120 light-years away, strongly linked to life on ...