The study builds on previous research investigating different biosignature gases, including dimethyl sulfide, another ...

Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

Previous examinations using ground-based tools as well as the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes indicated SIMP 0136 was ...

Scientists using JWST have uncovered striking cloud formations and extreme heat contrasts on LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot ...

In the search for extraterrestrial life, water worlds have become the focus of research. Now there is a recommendation on ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate the atmosphere of a cosmic body that is either a "failed ...

Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.

A groundbreaking collaboration between, Arizona State University, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is unlocking the ...

Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like Earth and gases rarely considered in the search for extraterrestrials. In a ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory released this update on researchers' use of high performance computing resources to ...

James Webb is studying exoplanets as old as dinosaurs, revealing how they formed, evolved, and whether they could support ...