Without enough liquid water on the surface, a planet's atmosphere can become choked with carbon dioxide, raising temperatures ...

A groundbreaking scientific study has just revealed chilling facts that may change everything we know about extraterrestrial life and the universe. Despite the vast number of potentially habitable ...

Could alien life thrive on K2-18b? What to know about the distant exoplanet A strong possibility exists that extraterrestrial life can be found on a planet known as K2-18b located 120 light-years ...

The two gases - dimethyl sulfide, or DMS, and dimethyl disulfide, or DMDS - involved in Webb’s observations of the planet named K2-18 b are generated on Earth by living organisms, primarily ...

The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.

In April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien ...

The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.

Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, some in the so-called habitable zone, Does that mean these planets could ...

NASA has confirmed the discovery of an Earth-sized planet parked right in the “habitable zone” of a distant red dwarf star.

In fact, the life that could be — thriving on a distant ocean-covered planet named K2-18b is likely not intelligent at all. Here's everything to know about the discovery , the exoplanet and the ...

Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet. By Will Dunham. April 17, 2025 10:31 AM UTC Updated April 17, 2025 Summary; Planet, called K2-18 b, is 8.6 times ...