When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

If you thought a long-haul flight to Australia was bad enough, try being on a plane for 139million years. This is how long it would take a jet travelling at 600mph to get to K2-18b, a planet that may ...

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

As WorldAtlas notes, “Humanity has physically explored more of our oceans than space. However, the journey of discovery in both fields has barely begun, promising endless opportunities for exploration ...

E.T. phone home planet K2-18b. A team of astronomers shared they’ve found what they say is the most promising sign of extraterrestrial life on a massive planet, known as K2-18b, in a solar system 120 ...

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 ...

An ocean world that’s teeming with microbes — and who knows what other kinds of life — is currently the best explanation for some chemical signatures that the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted in ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...