Has the James Webb Space Telescope found life on a distant extrasolar world or could there be an alternative explanation ?
A gas discovered in the atmosphere of this distant extrasolar planet is 'only produced by life', say scientists.
For a while now, rumors have circulated about the discovery of an exoplanet with strong signs of life.
The planet, known as Wasp-107b, was recently revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected potential evidence of life in a planet 120 light years away.
Astronomers have announced that they have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet with the potential to host alien life.
Scientists have identified a relatively nearby exoplanet that appears to be made up almost entirely of water.
A theoretical new type of telescope could make it possible to obtain close-up views of extrasolar worlds.
Over the last 30 years, scientists have succeeded in identifying a staggering 5,000 planets in distant solar systems.
Scientists have highlighted the key role that iron has played in the evolution of life on Earth.
Astronomers have identified a new extrasolar planet that is thought to be comprised of more than 80% iron.
Some extrasolar worlds are so large and so hot that they experience weather like nothing seen on Earth.
Scientists searching for life-bearing exoplanets have identified a new class of potentially habitable world.
Astronomers have identified a distant exoplanet with a size and orbit comparable to that of the Earth.
A relatively nearby extrasolar world discovered back in 2004 has since disappeared without a trace.
Scientists have discovered one of the most Earth-like extrasolar worlds ever seen and they almost missed it.
Scientists have identified an extrasolar planet with some of the most hostile surface conditions ever seen.
Water vapor has been identified on what is being hailed as the most habitable exoplanet found to date.
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a large, potentially habitable world in a nearby solar system.
The new worlds are so much like our own that both are now on a list of the 19 planets most likely to support life.