"If the ultimate result of this story is that the public is more circumspect about future claims of life detection, that's ...

Astronomers recently announced a tantalizing discovery: using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected potential ...

By comparing those fingerprints to 20 different molecules that they would potentially expect to observe in the atmosphere, ...

Europa may be far from the Sun, but it’s one of the most promising places to search for extraterrestrial life—and Europa ...

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 ...

The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The Milky Way ...

Phosphorus is a critical bioessential element, yet its availability in extraterrestrial ocean worlds remains largely unknown. Bioavailable phosphorus is derived from the weathering of ...