Scientists have spotted a molecule linked to life in the atmosphere of K2-18b using the James Webb Telescope. Here is a look ...

The photo of a 9.5-light-year-long cloud within the Eagle Nebula celebrates the space telescope’s upcoming 35th birthday.

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

A bizarre hailstorm of icy “mushballs” — slushy mixtures of ammonia and water — has been confirmed on Jupiter, where intense ...

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

Located 124 light years away in the Leo constellation, K2-18b is a sub-Neptune-sized exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star. The ...

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...

“Given everything we know about this planet, a Hycean world with an ocean that is teeming with life is the scenario that best ...

On a faraway planet, the James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by ...

While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...

The rotating model, which does not break any known law of physics, suggests the universe could spin around once every 500 billion years. This would be far too slowly to detect easily, but enough to ...

SCIENTISTS have hailed the “enormous” discovery that extraterrestrials could be living on k218b — an exoplanet 124 lightyears from Earth. Cambridge University astronomers are ...