Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. A Cambridge ...

U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

The research uncovers the potential reasons behind the temperature of the planet ... a new way oxygen could form in carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres without the involvement of life. The discovery ...

They're now 99.7% sure that there's life ... found in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b. The planet lies within the habitable zone - also known as the Goldilocks zone - which means it could support ...

What’s more, they were found ... he said. New data suggests that similar layers across Mars could have trapped up to 36 millibars of carbon dioxide, potentially reshaping the planet’s climate.

An international planet hunt spearheaded by Monash University researchers has discovered evidence of five new baby planets, ...

British researchers have found ... could support life. Prof. Madhusudhan said the finding inches the human race closer to proving we are not alone in the universe and could suggest the planet ...

A research team had previously found that as many as seven Earth-sized planets could orbit a single ... once thought of as inhospitable to life, may present new avenues for exoplanet and ...

In a new analysis, researchers found that the brown dwarfs’ motion ... “I wouldn’t bet my life that the planet exists yet,” said Simon Albrecht, an astrophysicist with Aarhus University ...