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Astronomers have detected molecules on exoplanet K2-18b that may have been produced by simple organisms, claiming it's the ...

A Southwest Research Institute-led study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, ...

Professor Nikku Madhusudhan of Cambridge University was the lead researcher on the 'best ever signs of life' study ...

James Webb space telescope appears to observe ‘tipping point’ chemical compounds on planet 124 light years from Earth ...

Astronomers claim they've found the most promising signs of possible life on a planet outside of our solar system.

A Southwest Research Institute-led study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, ...

A new study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d is ...