The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The Milky Way ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

These conditions are favourable to life. So does this mean K2-18b’s oceans are crawling with extraterrestrial microbes? Some experts are less certain. Speaking to the New York Times, planetary ...

Are we alone in this universe? A study led by the University of Cambridge provides a flicker of hope that it may not be so, and the answer may lie 120 light-years from Earth. The study, published in ...

A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of studying a planet around another star, they had ...

Recent James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest potential alien life on exoplanet K2-18b, detecting dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a biosignature on Earth. Past astrobiology findings, like those ...