At 45, Nikku Madhusudhan has made the discovery of a lifetime. How did he know exactly where to look? What else could the ...

Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science. A recent study, led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge, suggests the answer might ...

Last week astronomers reported hints of biological activity on a distant planet, but a re-analysis of their data suggests the claimed molecules may not be there at all ...

The strongest evidence yet that life may exist on a planet outside our solar system has been found by a team of astronomers led by the University of Cambridge.

It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it!” is often misattributed to either Mr Spock or  Dr Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy from Star Trek. The ...

The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

Scientists from Cambridge University have detected potential biosignatures in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b using NASA’s ...

Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. A Cambridge ...

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Unlock the mysteries of the cosmos with groundbreaking revelations about exoplanet K2-18b! Dive into JWST's September 2023 ...

A discovery by NASA's space telescope led astronomers to claim the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life has been uncovered ...

In 1996, a Nasa team announced a Martian meteorite discovered in Antarctica bore signs of past alien life. Specimen ALH84001 ...