The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The Milky Way ...

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The researchers found strong evidence of a chemical called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the planet's atmosphere. On Earth, DMS ...

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"Either our models are in error, or the DMS/DMDS might not exist," Schwieterman told Space.com. "Finding life outside the ...

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A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But ...

Fifty years ago, scientists recovered samples of potential extraterrestrial life, but may have unintentionally destroyed it during experiments.

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

It's an exciting breakthrough, but it doesn't confirm alien life. Let's look at why scientists largely do not accept the ...