Astronomers may be edging closer to one of the greatest discoveries in history – signs of possible life beyond our solar ...

Recently, there has been exciting news in the field of astronomy! Chinese scientists have discovered oxygen on exoplanets, ...

Exoplanets with the right ocean circulation patterns could offer a greater variety of life than what we have on Earth, new research suggests.

Interest in steam world exoplanets really heated up in October 2024 when the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered the ...

Recently, there has been exciting news in the field of astronomy! Chinese scientists have discovered oxygen on exoplanets, ...

The team says the results suggest that ionic liquids could form on a planet that has liquid sulfuric acid—possibly from ...

The claim was swiftly challenged and, years later, is still mired in controversy. Now, another stinky gas has sparked its own alien life debate—this time, for an exoplanet.

We could discover life on new exoplanets within two years, say scientistsThe team has identified a sizeable sample of potential Hycean worlds which are prime candidates for detailed study with ...

Science What are exoplanets and can they sustain life? ‘It seems possible that any planet with a mass a few times that of Earth could have an atmosphere similar to the Earth’s’ Expand ...

Earth seems like the perfect hub for life because it’s the only planet known so far to host it – but new research suggests that other planets could have oceans that are even more hospitable ...

Modeling ocean currents and ‘upwelling’ on alien worlds may hold the key to discovering life elsewhere in the Milky Way–and Earth might not be ‘optimally habitable’–according to a new ...