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

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 ...

Independent analysis raises doubts about alien life on exoplanet K2-18b Weak sulfur gas signals found in K2-18b data earlier life detection Uncertainty grows over K2-18b’s habitability as scientists s ...

The landing was the 18th successful flight for B1080 and its 12th for Starlink missions. The second stage continued toward its payload orbit to deploy its satellite payload. The upper stage achieved ...

Dear reader, if you have been a faithful follower of my "Consider This" column, you will be well prepared for a couple of ...

Mary Gilmore, Staff Writer On Wednesday, Apr. 16, a team of astronomers found evidence of an unexpected atmospheric gas while ...

According to one declassified CIA report, aliens apparently do exist. In fact, there could be two alien bases here on Earth.

The Pentagon faces a critical moment as leadership turmoil, security leaks, and vacancies threaten its readiness amid global ...

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

"If the ultimate result of this story is that the public is more circumspect about future claims of life detection, that's ...

Astronomers recently announced a tantalizing discovery: using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected potential ...