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

The finding isn't yet certain, and it only indirectly supports the notion that the planet harbours life, but it is the ...

One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for the first time. Another is the discovery of life on ...

Researchers at Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy have found evidence that could support proof of life on K2-18b, ...

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" indicating extraterrestrial life.

A team of Cambridge researchers studying the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b discovered chemical signatures of dimethyl ...

"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

"Every new result can reshape our understanding of planets, their habitability, and our place in this universe." When a planet is born from swirling pockets of molecular gas and dust that surround ...