The dream of finding life on an alien Earth-like world is hampered by a number of technical challenges. Not the least of ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed that April 21 through April 28 will be Dark Sky Week in Michigan this year. Though all state ...

Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...

The image was published as part of the 35th anniversary celebrations of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which was ...

Fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope provide more evidence for what some consider a biosignature — but debate is ...

The potential discovery of life elsewhere is down to the unprecedented sensitivity of Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope.

Near a planet far, far away astronomers have found traces of chemicals that on Earth are only produced by living beings.

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

Astronomers have detected possible chemical signs of life on a faraway planet. But they caution much more work is needed to confirm their findings.

Researchers at Cambridge University's Institute of Astronomy have found evidence that could support proof of life on K2-18b, ...

Scientists have detected a molecule in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, 120 light-years away, strongly linked to life on ...