Scientists say they may have found signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b, which is located more than 100 light-years away from ...

Scientists have detected what they say is the “strongest evidence yet” for the existence of extraterrestrial life, found on a ...

"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 ...

K2-18b was first discovered by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope in 2015. The planet orbits its parent star, a small, relatively cool one known as a red dwarf, in just 33 days. The planet’s ...

As astronomers delve deeper into the diversity of worlds orbiting distant stars, a new study suggests comparing populations ...

The peer-reviewed report in the Astrophysical Journal Letters presents more questions than answers, acknowledges numerous ...