A chemical found in the atmosphere around an exoplanet that leads researchers to believe the planet may harbor life is called ...

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

Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like ...

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

Basant's team, which also includes a researcher from Heidelberg University, found the exoplanets using the 8-meter Gemini ...

The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...

WASHINGTON >> Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star - one of our closest ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...

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The Kepler space telescope has helped us discover many potentially habitable exoplanets that may harbour life. How does it ...

Researchers have looked at our nearest stellar neighbor and made a remarkable discovery.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to ...

Astronomers have discovered four rocky exoplanets orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to our solar system. All four are too hot for life due to close orbits. These findings advance the ...