By comparing those fingerprints to 20 different molecules that they would potentially expect to observe in the atmosphere, ...

An independent analysis of recent data from K2-18b casts doubt on claims of detecting alien life on the distant exoplanet.

Recently, a group of scientists claimed they found possible signs of life on a planet called K2-18b. The news made headlines.

The trendiest planet in the universe right now is K2-18b, a potentially habitable world swirling around a small, red star in ...

Many have claimed to see a UFO or have an encounter with an alien, but what do the scientists have to say? Here's what ...

A Harvard professor questions whether research conducted at the University of Cambridge about life on K2-18b is accurate.

The signal from the planet’s atmosphere has reached what scientists call “three-sigma” certainty, meaning there’s about a 0.3% chance the detection happened by accident. For scientists to confidently ...

Astronomers published evidence of possible biosignatures on the planet K2-18b earlier this month, but another look at the ...

And last month, scientists said that they discovered the strongest indication yet of life on a planet 120 light-years away.

The telescope may well have outdone itself by revealing evidence of life on a world about 120 light years from Earth.

Astronomers find possible signs of alien life on massive, distance planet K2-18b. The exoplanet K2-18b is 8 times bigger than planet Earth. The claim about alien life involved data from NASA's ...