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Strongest ever evidence of alien life discovered on nearby exoplanet
Apr 17, 2025The James Webb Space Telescope has found strong evidence of life on a planet situated 124 light-years away.
New study offers update on possible detection of life on K2-18b
May 6, 2024Has the James Webb Space Telescope found life on a distant extrasolar world or could there be an alternative explanation ?
James Webb to investigate possible signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b
VIDEO Apr 27, 2024A gas discovered in the atmosphere of this distant extrasolar planet is 'only produced by life', say scientists.
Has the James Webb Space Telescope found evidence of alien life ?
Jan 17, 2024For a while now, rumors have circulated about the discovery of an exoplanet with strong signs of life.
James Webb reveals exoplanet where sand grains fall as rain
VIDEO Nov 16, 2023The planet, known as Wasp-107b, was recently revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Possible evidence of life discovered in exoplanet's atmosphere
Sep 13, 2023NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected potential evidence of life in a planet 120 light years away.
Potentially habitable extrasolar planet discovered
Sep 10, 2022Astronomers have announced that they have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet with the potential to host alien life.
Nearby extrasolar world could be first known ocean planet
Aug 26, 2022Scientists have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet that appears to be made up almost entirely of water.
'Gravity telescope' could magnify exoplanets by 1,000 times
May 3, 2022A theoretical new type of telescope could make it possible to obtain close-up views of extrasolar worlds.
Total number of discovered exoplanets now exceeds 5,000
Mar 28, 2022Over the last 30 years, scientists have succeeded in identifying a staggering 5,000 planets in distant solar systems.
Newfound 'iron planet' has molten metal surface
Dec 3, 2021Astronomers have identified a new extrasolar planet that is thought to be comprised of more than 80% iron.
'Hycean' worlds could be home to alien life
Aug 27, 2021Scientists searching for life-bearing exoplanets have identified a new class of potentially habitable world.
Mystery signal picked up from Proxima Centauri
Dec 18, 2020Astronomers are currently investigating a signal coming from the direction of our closest neighboring star system.
'One-in-a-million' Super-Earth discovered
May 14, 2020Astronomers have identified a distant exoplanet with a size and orbit comparable to that of the Earth.
Solving the mystery of the vanishing exoplanet
Apr 21, 2020A relatively nearby extrasolar world discovered back in 2004 has since disappeared without a trace.
Kepler data reveals hidden Earth-like exoplanet
VIDEO Apr 17, 2020Scientists have discovered one of the most Earth-like extrasolar worlds ever seen and they almost missed it.
Extreme exoplanet sees rains of molten iron
VIDEO Mar 11, 2020Scientists have identified an extrasolar planet with some of the most hostile surface conditions ever seen.
Water vapor discovered on extrasolar planet
Sep 11, 2019Water vapor has been identified on what is being hailed as the most habitable exoplanet found to date.
'Super-Earth' discovered 31 light years away
VIDEO Aug 2, 2019Astronomers have announced the discovery of a large, potentially habitable world in a nearby solar system.
Two new Earth-like exoplanets discovered
Jun 19, 2019The new worlds are so much like our own that both are now on a list of the 19 planets most likely to support life.
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