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

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But ...

Scientists detect potential biosignatures on a nearby exoplanet, hinting at possible alien life for the first time.

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.

Scientists are currently planning two major space missions to search for life in space: NASA's Project HWO and Project LIFE, ...

To date, over 5000 exoplanets have been discovered using telescopes on the ground and in space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

A new study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune ... to learn how this unusual world formed." NASA's JWST detected gases that indicate temperatures over ...

This approach can now be used to determine the rotation rate of any celestial object with a magnetic field and auroras — including exoplanets.

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Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech As astronomers delve deeper into the diversity of worlds orbiting distant stars, a new study suggests comparing populations of young exoplanets with older ones could ...

The key to answering these questions and more lies in the search for exoplanets -- planets outside ... Roman Space Telescope in the fall of 2026. NASA's infrared space telescope capable of ...

Astronomers detected the two new exoplanets, named TOI-1453 b and TOI-1453 c, using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet ...