A recent study published in Astrophysical Journal Letters proposes an unprecedented method for detecting life beyond our ...

Hycean planets, theoretical exoplanets with deep oceans and thick hydrogen atmospheres, could be key targets for detecting ...

Researchers suggest that certain gases detected in the atmospheres of exoplanets could be key indicators in the search for ...

A group of scientists from the University of California, Riverside, has found a new and exciting way to search for alien life ...

Please join the Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology on Thursday, April 3 at 11 a.m. for a virtual presentation by postdoctoral scholar Rafael Luque, "Toward a Holistic Understanding of ...

Finding alien life won’t be as dramatic as a flying saucer landing on the White House lawn – it’ll be NASA scientists holding ...

The James Webb Space Telescope could potentially detect signs of life on alien 'hycean' ocean worlds, possibly the most ...

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could ...

Scientists identify methyl halides as a strong biosignature for alien life, with Hycean planets offering the best chance for ...

Life could have the time and energy to arise and prosper on Earth-like worlds in the rapidly shrinking "Goldilocks zones" ...

The search for alien life is one of the most captivating scientific quests of our time. With the discovery of thousands of ...

What can methyl halides, which are gases that consist of one carbon and three hydrogen atoms while being attached to a ...