The potential discovery of life elsewhere is down to the unprecedented sensitivity of Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope.

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

Astronomers have detected molecules on exoplanet K2-18b that may have been produced by simple organisms, claiming it's the ...

In the grand puzzle of the cosmos, one question continues to defy easy answers: how fast is the universe expanding?

Born in India in 1980, Nikku Madhusudhan -- a professor at Cambridge now -- led the team of scientists that used James Webb ...

"Decades from now, we may look back at this point in time and recognize it was when the living universe came within reach," ...

Slushy hailstones of ammonia and water were part of a bizarre theory to explain the planet's poorly mixed atmosphere. These mushballs seem to be real, say UC Berkeley scientists.

Indian-origin astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan is leading what may be a major step forward in the search for alien life, with ...

Scientists detect potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, marking what researchers call the "strongest evidence" yet of life.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered the strongest signs of alien life to date — and NASA has ...

In a groundbreaking development in the search for life beyond Earth, Indian-origin astrophysicist Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, an ...

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system ...