A strong possibility exists that extraterrestrial life can be found on a planet known as K2-18b located 120 light-years away. Here's what to know about the discovery and the ongoing search for life.

However, these results are stretching JWST to its limits (K2-18 b is a fairly small planet), and it’s possible that further analysis may find a lack of statistically significant evidence for ...

So where is the planet that might possibly host life, what evidence have scientists found, and is there reason for scepticism? Where did the scientists find this evidence? The researchers relied ...

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We may not be alone in the universe: Astronomers find possible alien life on planet The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists who have ...

Scientists find "strongest evidence yet" of life in space Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system ...

K2-18b has a mass 8.6 times that of Earth’s, and the planet is 2.6 times as large as Earth. Scientists have had their eye on this planet for a few years now.

The James Webb Space Telescope may have detected life-associated gas in the atmosphere of a far-off planet. The news is being greeted with both enthusiasm and skepticism.

In fact, the life that could be — thriving on a distant ocean-covered planet named K2-18b is likely not intelligent at all. Here's everything to know about the discovery, the exoplanet and the ...

If there was life on the planet, it may be hard for us to communicate. Loeb says any signal sent to the planet would not be returned for at least 248 years. "That's a long time.

Researchers at Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy believe that there is a 99.7% chance of life on K2-18b, a large planet located 700 trillion miles from Earth They have found evidence ...