Scientists identify methyl halides as a strong biosignature for alien life, with Hycean planets offering the best chance for ...

Hague and Gorbunov rode up to the station aboard Freedom in late September, on the launch of SpaceX's Crew-9 mission.

The multidisciplinary study of the transmission of light through the ocean, including the development and use of novel imaging technologies. Research interests are broadly concerned with the use of ...

Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some ...

This discovery by Webb provides strong evidence that the giant planets in HR 8799 formed through core accretion, much like ...

Exoplanets may harbor alien life; scientists seek biosignatures through advanced exploration. Could they lead to humanity's ...

Researchers are using basalt spectra to study exoplanets and search for water with the James Webb Space Telescope. By ...

These gases — composed of carbon, hydrogen, and a halogen, like chlorine — are mostly made by bacteria, algae, fungi, and ...

Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

In the search for extraterrestrial life, water worlds have become the focus of research. Now there is a recommendation on ...

Astronomers have uncovered the largest and most distant water reservoir ever detected in the universe. This staggering ...

A paper published in 2023 spurred discussion about whether life exists on an exoplanet named K2-18b. Two years later, the ...