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

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

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 ...

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

Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like ...

Scientists are rethinking how to detect alien life by focusing on planets vastly different from Earth. Instead of searching ...

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

The nature and origin of sub-Neptune-sized planets is arguably the hottest debate in the field of exoplanets nowadays. While absent in the solar system, they are the most common planet type in the ...