The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable ...

Astronomers have detected molecules on exoplanet K2-18b that may have been produced by simple organisms, claiming it's the ...

These atmospheric markers have positioned K2-18b as one of the most promising candidates in the search for extraterrestrial life. The planet, which orbits within the habitable zone of its red dwarf ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars, offering new clues about the planet's ancient climate and ...

these planets could have more habitable real estate on their surfaces than previously thought.” Shields and her team led the National Science Foundation-funded study which was published ...

In the quest to find approximately Earth-sized planets located in the "Goldilocks zone" i.e. neither too hot nor too cold) ...

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But not everyone agrees that it signals life. An illustration shows what ...

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