The search for life on exoplanet K2-18b faces fresh challenges as new research questions previous claims. Scientists debate ...

Astronomers confirm the existence of small, hot and likely rocky planets by observing the subtle gravitational wobbles of the star they orbit Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science ...

The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and ...

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A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

Scientists eye LHS 1140 b as a top candidate for habitability, with signs of a warm ocean and a possible atmosphere just 41 ...

Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

Last month, astronomers claimed to have found the strongest evidence ever of alien life on a distant exoplanet named K2-18 b.

Quantum coronagraph filters stellar light using spatial photon sorting New tech may image Earth-like exoplanets near ...

Excitement around the potential discovery of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b is fading as new analyses cast doubt on initial ...

A team of astronomers led by a British student found traces of the first-ever-discovered planet moving in a polar orbit ...