In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the ...

Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system, though they caution more ...

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 have detected potential evidence of life on K2-18b, a distant exoplanet. A Cambridge team using NASA’s James Webb ...

A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in ...

Using NASA's super powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Cambridge group has reportedly identified the chemical signature of at least one of two molecules that are primarily associated with ...

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

NASA recorded the death of a planet at the hands of a star in an unprecedented event using the unparalleled capacity of the ...

Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, an Indian-origin astrophysicist, leads a team that has found compelling evidence of biological ...

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Scientists have discovered there's a very high chance of life on a planet that sits 700 trillion miles away from Earth.

The Webb telescope has spotted exoplanets circling white dwarf stars, proving that planets can survive their star’s violent ...