Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, located about ...

Space telescope aims to confirm major finding on distant planet K2-18b World is more than eight times the mass of Earth and 120 light-years away Astronomers could finally show that alien life does ...

“This planet is the best candidate we have outside ... or so close that any H2O has evaporated. Discovered in 2015, K2-18b is one of hundreds of so-called “super-Earths” - planets with ...

Scientists are intrigued by K2-18b's potential to support life, as it is believed to be an ocean-covered world exceeding Earth's size by about 2.6 times. Researchers are particularly interested in ...