K2-18b is a little over 120 light-years from Earth — on a galactic scale, this world is practically in our backyard.

On paper, the USSF is dedicated to defending U.S. interests in space. More specifically, the USSF is charged with protecting ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope believe they've made the first detection of a star swallowing a planet — ...

An astonishing discovery from the James Webb Space Telescope may rewrite our understanding of the Universe’s early years. A ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula ...

While the Webb Telescope watched exoplanet K2‑18b glide across its parent star, sulfur‑bearing gases appeared in the planet’s ...

The initial report was based on observations from the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian counterparts. But the results created a lot of hubbub ...

A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But ...

Astronomers detected a possible signature of life on a planet orbiting a star 120 light-years away,” it read. Soon after, The ...

A team of astronomers have detected what they call the most promising signs to date of a possible biosignature, or signs of ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at potential first signs of life on another world, an FDA greenlight for ...

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...