The James Webb Space Telescope could potentially detect signs of life on alien 'hycean' ocean worlds, possibly the most ...

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could ...

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

The search for alien life is one of the most captivating scientific quests of our time. With the discovery of thousands of ...

Scientists are rethinking how to detect alien life by focusing on planets vastly different from Earth. Instead of searching ...

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

Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

In the search for extraterrestrial life, water worlds have become the focus of research. Now there is a recommendation on ...

Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like ...

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

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur dioxide may help in identifying uninhabitable planets. Large amounts of sulfur ...