When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...
Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.
If you thought a long-haul flight to Australia was bad enough, try being on a plane for 139million years. This is how long it would take a jet travelling at 600mph to get to K2-18b, a planet that may ...
As WorldAtlas notes, “Humanity has physically explored more of our oceans than space. However, the journey of discovery in both fields has barely begun, promising endless opportunities for exploration ...
"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...
K2-18b resides within the habitable zone of its star, making the presence of liquid water and thus life possible. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected molecules in K2-18b's ...
R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC) Just 4.3 light years from Earth lies a star called Alpha Centauri A, which is famous for being the nearest star that resembles our own Sun. In the popular Avatar movies, this ...
An ocean world that’s teeming with microbes — and who knows what other kinds of life — is currently the best explanation for some chemical signatures that the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted in ...