In addition to the exoplanet’s polar orbit, the brown dwarf pair itself is extraordinarily rare. They form an eclipsing ...

One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for the first time. Another is the discovery of life on ...

Astronomers have discovered a strikingly unusual exoplanet: one which orbits its host stars in a totally new way. The planet ...

Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. A Cambridge ...

Bold claims of ‘biosignature’ molecules trigger an outpouring of scepticism.

It also detected weak signals of the chemical DMS, leading astronomers to turn Webb towards the planet again a year ago, this time using its mid-infrared instrument to detect different wavelengths ...

Astronomers detected potential biosignatures on exoplanet K2-18b, but findings remain inconclusive. Claims of alien life ...

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

Using this early signal, and assuming the standard model of cosmology is correct, scientists get a different number ... everything in the universe spins. Planets rotate. Stars rotate.

Explore the universe with news on fascinating ... said independent teams have completely different interpretations of the planet itself. Seager was not involved in the new research.

“This could be the tipping point, where suddenly the fundamental question of whether we’re alone in the universe is one we’re capable of answering.” More news about our planet: Sign up for ...