Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

Observations by the James Webb space telescope find possible biological activity on a giant planet 124 light-years from Earth ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

Astronomers claim they've found the most promising signs of possible life on a planet outside of our solar system.

U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" ...

The planet is located within the habitable zone of its star, meaning that the world is at just the right temperature and distance from the star to host liquid water on its surface. “Earlier ...

K2-18b resides within the habitable zone of its star ... In fact, the life that could be — thriving on a distant ocean-covered planet named K2-18b is likely not intelligent at all.