Astronomers have identified an ultra-light exoplanet orbiting the star TOI-1453, located 250 light-years from Earth. While ...

Scientists identify methyl halides as a strong biosignature for alien life, with Hycean planets offering the best chance for ...

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

Researchers are using basalt spectra to study exoplanets and search for water with the James Webb Space Telescope. By ...

This discovery by Webb provides strong evidence that the giant planets in HR 8799 formed through core accretion, much like ...

These gases — composed of carbon, hydrogen, and a halogen, like chlorine — are mostly made by bacteria, algae, fungi, and ...