The first sign of possible extraterrestrials detected in the cosmos didn't come in the form of little green aliens flying around in saucer-shaped spacecraft. In fact, the life that could be – emphasis ...

Data suggests K2-18b is a "world with an ocean that is teeming with life," said study lead author Nikku Madhusudhan, an astrophysicist at the University of Cambridge in England. A whopping 8.6 times ...

Scientists from the University of Cambridge announced this week what they believe is the strongest evidence so far of extraterrestrial life. The place in question is not within our solar system, but ...

Astronomers are nearing a statistically significant finding that could confirm the potential signs of life detected on the distant exoplanet K2-18b are no accident. The team of astronomers, led by the ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A team of ...

Could alien life be hiding just 120 light-years away? That’s the question raised by a new study led by Professor Nikku Madhusudhan of the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Astronomy. Published on ...

Astronomers have discovered a major sign of life — and “the first hints… of an alien world” on a distant planet orbiting outside the solar system, according to a new report. The scientists believe the ...

Scientists say they may have detected signs of biological activity on a planet outside our solar system, in what some describe as the "strongest evidence" so far in the ongoing search for life beyond ...

Recently, a group of scientists claimed they found possible signs of life on a planet called K2-18b. The news made headlines. Researchers said they'd detected sulphur-based gases that, on Earth, are ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A tiny sign ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet, receives a similar amount of sunlight as Earth. JWST detected potential signs of life-related chemicals in K2-18b's atmosphere. Analyzing exoplanet atmospheres is challenging due ...

K2-18b resides within the habitable zone of its star, making the presence of liquid water and thus life possible. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected molecules in K2-18b's ...