Found 120 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Leo, the K2-18b planet is causing ripples among scientists. Twice the size of the Earth, the planet orbits the habitable zone of its star ...

Planet K2-18b, an apparent water world 124 light years away, has been seen as a promising location in the search for aliens, ...

Space nerds, science lovers, Star Wars junkies and alien believers — rejoice! Astronomers, aided by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just dropped some cosmic tea — they’ve found the strongest ...

Scientists from the University of Cambridge announced this week what they believe is the strongest evidence so far of extraterrestrial life. The place in question is not within our solar system, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist's impression of the exoplanet K2-18b. (A. Smith/N. Mandhusudhan, University of Cambridge) A University of Cambridge-led ...

Could alien life be hiding just 120 light-years away? That’s the question raised by a new study led by Professor Nikku Madhusudhan of the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy. Published on ...

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have found signs of what could finally settle the age-old question: Are we alone in the universe? Nearly 124 light years away from Earth, on ...

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 ...

An ocean world that's teeming with microbes — and who knows what other kinds of life — is currently the best explanation for some chemical signatures that the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted in ...

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system. The most likely reason (when combined with other observation) for seeing 1000 times more of ...